Chittagong Division
Administration
Chittagong Division is subdivided into eleven districts (zilas) and thence into 99 sub-districts (upazilas). The first six districts listed below comprise the north-western portion (37.6%) of the division, while the remaining five comprise the south-eastern portion (62.4%), the two portions being separated by the lower (or Bangladeshi) stretch of the Feni River; the upland districts of Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarban together comprise that area previously known as the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Chittagong Division

Section Title: Administration
Table Section Text: Chittagong Division is subdivided into eleven districts (zilas) and thence into 99 sub-districts (upazilas). The first six districts listed below comprise the north-western portion (37.6%) of the division, while the remaining five comprise the south-eastern portion (62.4%), the two portions being separated by the lower (or Bangladeshi) stretch of the Feni River; the upland districts of Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarban together comprise that area previously known as the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Name	Capital	Area (km²)	Population 1991 Census	Population 2001 Census	Population 2011 Census

Brahmanbaria District	Brahmanbaria	1,881.20	2,141,745	2,398,254	2,840,498

Comilla District	Comilla	3,146.30	4,032,666	4,595,539	5,387,288

Chandpur District	Chandpur	1,645.32	2,032,449	2,271,229	2,416,018

Lakshmipur District	Lakshmipur	1,440.39	1,312,337	1,489,901	1,729,188

Noakhali District	Noakhali	3,685.87	2,217,134	2,577,244	3,108,083

Feni District	Feni	990.36	1,096,745	1,240,384	1,437,371

North of the Feni River (proposed new Comilla Division)	12,789.50	12,863,076	14,572,569	16,918,446

Khagrachhari District	Khagrachhari	2,749.16	342,488	525,664	613,917

Rangamati District	Rangamati	6,116.11	401,388	508,182	595,979

Bandarban District	Bandarban	4,479.01	230,569	298,120	388,335

Chittagong District	Chittagong	5,282.92	5,296,127	6,612,140	7,616,352

Cox's Bazar District	Cox's Bazar	2,491.85	1,419,260	1,773,709	2,289,990

South of the Feni River (proposed reduced Chittagong Division)	21,119.05	7,689,832	9,717,815	11,504,546

Total Division	Chittagong	33,908.55	20,552,908	24,290,384	28,423,019

Sentence(s)

At the 2011 census, Chittagong Division has a population of 28,423,019.

final_sentence: At the 2011 census, Chittagong Division has a population of 28,423,019.