Chittagong Diveesion

Chittagong Division () is geographically the lairgest o the seiven admeenistrative diveesions o Bangladesh. It covers the maist sootheastren auries o the kintra, wi a total aurie o 33,771.18 km² an a population at the 2011 Census (preliminary result) o 28,079,000.

Admeenistrative Destricts

The diveesion is subdividit intae eleiven destricts (zilas) an thence intae 99 sub-destricts (upazilas). The first sax destricts leetit belaw comprise the north-wastren portion (37.6%) o the Diveesion, while the remainin five comprise the sootheastren portion (62.4%), the twa portions being separatit bi the lawer (or Bangladeshi) stretch o the Feni River; the upland destricts o Khagrachhari, Rangamati an Bandarban thegither comprise that aurie previously kent as the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

 Name  Caipital  Aurie (km²)  Population  1991 Census  Population  2001 Census  Population  2011 Census  (preliminary  results) Brahmanbaria Destrict  Brahmanbaria         Comilla Destrict  Comilla         Chandpur Destrict  Chandpur         Lakshmipur Destrict  Lakshmipur         Noakhali Destrict  Noakhali         Feni Destrict  Feni Sadar         Chittagong Destrict  Chittagong         Khagrachari Destrict  Khagrachhari         Rangamati Hill Destrict  Rangamati         Bandarban Destrict  Bandarban         Cox's Bazar Destrict  Cox's Bazar         Total Diveesion  Chittagong        

 Literacy 

The Literacy rate is 22.08%.

 Sources 

Census figurs for 1991, 2001 an 2011 are frae Bangladesh Bureau o Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2011 Census figures are based on preliminary results.

 See an aw 
Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chittagong
Tripura Diveesion
Sylhet Deevision


Category:Diveesions o Bangladesh