Bandarban Sadar

About Bandarban Sadar

Bandarban Sadar (Bengali: বান্দরবান সদর) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bandarban Sadar is located at 22.2333°N 92.1917°E / 22.2333; 92.1917. It has a total area of 501.98 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bandarban Sadar Upazila had 25,844 households and a population of 111,096. 9.02% of the population were under 5 years of age. Bandarban Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.86%: 78.62% for males and 68.59% for females, and a sex ratio of 109.99 males for every 100 females. 76,046 (68.45%) lived in urban areas.

=== Religion ===

Islam the largest religion in Bandarban Upazila. Islam is being followed by about 46% of the population.

Buddhists form the second-largest religious minority. According to the 2022 census Buddhists form 36% of the total population.

🟩 Muslim majority 🟨 Buddhist majority 🟥Tribal Religion Majority

=== Ethnicity ===

The ethnic population was 47,804 (43.03%), of which Marma were 26,628, Mru 7,280, Tanchangya 5,605, Bom 2,748, Tripura 1,771, Chakma 1,664 and Khiang 1,310.

🟩 Bengali majority 🟦 Marma majority

🟫 Mro Majority

Administration

Bandarban Sadar Upazila is divided into Bandarban Municipality and five union parishads: Bandarban Sadar, Kuhalong, Rajbila, Sualak, Jamchhari and Tankabati. The union parishads are subdivided into 16 mauzas and 225 villages.

Bandarban Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 69 mahallas.

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