page_title: Cox's Bazar District
section_title: Subdivisions
hierarchical_section_title: Cox's Bazar District / Subdivisions
caption_attribution_description: own work
context_page_description: Cox's Bazar is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.
  It is named after Cox's Bazar town. It is located 150 kilometres south of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the name Panowa. Another old name was Palongkee. The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Captain Hiram Cox, an army officer who served in British India. It is one of the fishing ports of Bangladesh. At Cox's Bazar is one of the world's longest natural sea beaches.
context_section_description: There are eight upazilas under this district, namely:
  Chakaria Upazila
  Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila
  Kutubdia Upazila
  Maheshkhali Upazila
  Ramu Upazila
  Teknaf Upazila
  Ukhia Upazila
  Pekua Upazila
caption: Inani Beach
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