Rangunia

About Rangunia

Rangunia (Bengali: রাঙ্গুনিয়া উপজেলা) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

Rangunia Upazila is located in between 22°18' and 22°37' north latitudes and in between 91°58' and 92°08' east longitudes. It has 67,792 households and a total area of 361.54 km2.

It is bounded by Chandanaish Upazila on the south; Patiya Upazila, Boalkhali Upazila, Raozan Upazila & Kawkhali Upazila of Rangamati District on the west; Kawkhali Upazila of Rangamati District on the north and Kaptai Upazila & Rajasthali Upazila of Rangamati District and Bandarban Sadar Upazila on the east. Rangunia is the administrative headquarter of this upazila.

Main river: Karnaphuli, Ichamoti.

History

Chakma kings (Shukdev Roy, Sher Daulat Khan, Jan Baksh Khan, Tabbar Khan, Jabbar Khan, Dharam Baksh Khan, Rani Kalindi, Harish Chandra Rai and others) ruled this area since 1757. Chakma King Harish Chandra transferred his capital from Rajanagar of Rangunia to Rangamati in 1874.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rangunia Upazila had 90,708 households and a population of 392,904. 9.76% of the population were under 5 years of age. Rangunia had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.60%: 78.69% for males and 76.63% for females, and a sex ratio of 91.35 males for every 100 females. 113,749 (28.95%) lived in urban areas.

The ethnic population was 4,678 (1.19%), of which the Marma were 2,734, Tanchangya people 931 and Chakma 828.

Points of interest

=== Tourists spots ===

Aviary Park and Eco Park, Rangunia

Rahmania Islamic Complex

Baitul Musharraf Shahi Jame Masjid

Remnants of the Chakma Rajbari (Shukhbilash, Padua)

Mahamuni Buddhist Monastery

Tea garden (Agunia, Kodala, Thandachhari).

=== Archaeological heritage & relics ===

Rahmania Islamic Complex

Baitul Musharraf Shahi Jame Masjid

Pagla Mama Dargah (19th century)

Administration

Rangunia Thana was formed on 24 January 1962 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983. Municipality was formed on 4 July 2000.

Rangunia Upazila is divided into Rangunia Municipality and 15 union parishads: Betagi, Chandraghona, Dakshin Rajanagar, Hosnabad, Islampur, Kodala, Lalanagar, Mariumnagar, Padua, Parua, Pomara, Rajanagar, Rangunia, Sharafbhata, and Silak. The union parishads are subdivided into 73 mauzas and 138 villages.

Rangunia Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 mahallas.

Perliamentery Area: 284 Chittagong-7 (including Shreepur-Kharandweep Union of Boalkhali Upazila)

Member of Perliament: Vacant

Municipality chairman: Vacant

Upazila Chairman: Vacant

Vice Chairman: Vacant

Woman Vice Chairman: Vacant

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Mohammad Arif uddin

Infrastructure

=== Communication Facilities ===

Chittagong-Rangamati Highway

Chittagong-Kaptai Highway

Chandraghona-Bandarban Highway

Mariamnagar-Ranirhat Link Road

Rowazarhat-Ranirhat Link Road

Godown-Padua Link Road

Godown-Boalkhali Link Road

=== Health centres ===

Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 11, satellite clinic 2.

=== Religious Institutions ===

Mosque 359, Temple 42, Tomb 3, Pagoda 41, Sacred place 1.

Education

Rangunia Upazila had an average literacy rate of 70.75%.

There are 9 colleges, 40 secondary schools, 25 madrasas, 179 primary school and many other registered and kindergartens in the upazila.

=== Colleges ===

Rangunia Govt. College

Rangunia Women College

North Rangunia Degree College

Rajanagar Ranirhat Degree College

Syeda Selima Qader Chowdhury Degree College

South Rangunia Padua College

M Shah Alam Chowdhury Degree College

Hasina Jamal Degree College

Shilok Balika Mohabidhyaloy

Rangunia Alamsha Para Alia Madrasha

Pomra Jameul Ulum Degree Madrasha

According to Banglapedia, Pomara High School, founded in 1928, Rangunia Ideal Multilateral Pilot High School (1915), Rangunia Khilmogal Rashik High School (1926), Rangunia Majumdarkhil High School (1927), and Uttar Rangunia High Schoo

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