Kaptai Upazila
Kaptai Sub-District | |
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 Kaptai Lake on Karnaphuli River | |
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| Coordinates: 22°30′N 92°13′E / 22.500°N 92.217°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Rangamati |
| Area | |
| • Total | 258.99 km2 (100.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 59,693 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4530 |
| Website | kaptai |
Kaptai (Bengali: কাপ্তাই) is an upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] The name of the Kaptai was derived from the Tripuri word "Kaptetoima". It is said that in the past days, the riverine was so wild and full of tropical flora and fauna. A huge amount of several verities of canes used to be found throughout the course of the river that flows from the south, upper ridge, and the river makes its estuary into the Kainsa Khyong (Karnafuli River).
Notable landmarks are the Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station, the only hydroelectric power plant of Bangladesh. The Kaptai Dam, built for this purpose on the Karnaphuli River, created the Kaptai Lake, the largest man-made dam in Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit]Kaptai is located at 22°30′00″N 92°13′00″E / 22.5000°N 92.2167°E. It has a total area 258.99 km2. Kaptai upazila is bordered by Kawkhali and Rangamati Sadar upazilas to the north, Belaichhari upazila to the east, Bandarban district to the south and Chittagong district to the west.
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kaptai upazila had a population of 55,410. The ethnic population was 24,543 (44.29%), of which Marma were 15,844, Tanchangya 6,881 and Chakma 1,246.
Ethnicity in the Kaptai (2022)[2]
Landmarks
[edit]- Kaptai lake
- Karnaphuli Paper Mills
- Kaptai National Park is situated at Rangamati. It was established in 1999 and its area is 5,464.78 hectares(13,498.0 Acres).
- Waggachara Tea Estate is situated on the bank of the Karnaphuli river.[3]
Administration
[edit]UNO: Md. Mohi Uddin.[4]
Kaptai Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Chandraghona, Chitmorom, Kaptai, Raikhali, and Waggya. The union parishads are subdivided into 10 mauzas and 144 villages.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Atikur Rahman (2012), "Kaptai Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
- ^ "Kaptai tea garden".
- ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
External links
[edit]- Sifatul Quader Chowdhury (2012), "Karnafuli Hydropower Station", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- Nuruddin Mahmood and M Abdul Hai (2012), "Kaptai Lake", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
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