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Mahalchhari Upazila

Coordinates: 22°55.2′N 92°1.5′E / 22.9200°N 92.0250°E / 22.9200; 92.0250
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Mahalchari
মহালছড়ি
Upazila
Location of Mahalchari
Coordinates: 22°55.2′N 92°1.5′E / 22.9200°N 92.0250°E / 22.9200; 92.0250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictKhagrachhari
Area
 • Total186.48 km2 (72.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total42,427
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitemohalchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Mahalchari (Bengali: মহালছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

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Mahalchari is located at 22°55′10″N 92°01′30″E / 22.9194°N 92.0250°E / 22.9194; 92.0250. It has a total area of 186.48 km2.

Demographics

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Religions in Mahalchhari upazila (2012)
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 30.94%
Hinduism
 
 6.93%
Buddhism
 
 61.67%
Christianity
 
 0.41%
Other or not stated
 
 0.05%

As of the 2022 Bangladesh census, the residual Mahalchhari upazila had a population of 49077. The ethnic population was 30944 (63.05%), of which Chakma were 21,357, Marma 7,487 and Tripura 1,948.[2]

Ethnicity in Mahalchhari (2022)[3]

  Bengali (36.95%)
  Chakma (43.52%)
  Marma (15.25%)
  Tripura (3.97%)
  Others (0.31%)

Administration

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Mahalchari Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Kayangghat, Mahalchhari, Maschhari, Mubachhari, and Sindukchhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 13 mauzas and 196 villages.[4]

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Parveen Khanam[5]

Upazila Chairman: Bimal Kanti Chakma

Education

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Schools

  • APBn Ideal School and College[6][7]
  • Mohalchari Government High School
  • Mohalchari Girls High School

College

  • Mohalchari Government College

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mongchen Ching (2012), "Mahalchhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Community Tables: Khagrachhari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  3. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  4. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
  6. ^ জঙ্গিবাদ ও মাদক দেশের প্রধান চ্যালেঞ্জ: আইজিপি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  7. ^ মহালছড়িতে এপিবিএন স্কুলের উদ্বোধন করলেন আইজিপি. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-05.


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