Naniarchar Upazila

Naniarchar (Bengali: নানিয়াচর) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Naniarchar
নানিয়াচর
Naniarchar is located in Bangladesh
Naniarchar
Naniarchar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°51.5′N 92°7′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictRangamati District
Area
  Total393.68 km2 (152.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
  Total34,561
  Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Geography

Naniarchar is located at 22.8583°N 92.1167°E / 22.8583; 92.1167. It has 6043 units of household and total area 393.68 km2 (152.00 sq mi).

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Naniarchar has a population of 34561. Males constitute 52.67% of the population, and females 47.33%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 16882. Naniarchar has an average literacy rate of 33.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Naniarchar Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Burighat, Ghilachhari, Naniarchar, and Sabekkhong. The union parishads are subdivided into 20 mauzas and 158 villages.[3]

See also

References

  1. Gautam Chandra Modak (2012). "Naniarchar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS, entry as "Nannerchar"". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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