Bandarban District
District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bandarban (Bengali: বান্দরবান, Chakma: 𑄝𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄧𑄢𑄴𑄝𑄚𑄴) is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division.[5] It is one of the three hill districts of Bangladesh and a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the others being Rangamati District and Khagrachhari District. Bandarban district (4,479 km2) is not only the most remote district of the country, but also the least populous (population 388,000).[6] There is an army contingent at Bandarban Cantonment.
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Bandarban
বান্দরবান | |
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Coordinates: 21°48′N 92°24′E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong Division |
As a District | 18 April 1981 |
Government | |
• MP | Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing (Awami League) |
• Deputy Commissioner | Yasmin Parvin Tibriji[1] |
• District Council Chairman | Kya Show Hla[2] |
• Chief Executive Officer | A. T. M. Kawser Hossain[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,479.01 km2 (1,729.36 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)[3] | |
• Total | 481,109 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
HDI (2019) | 0.574[4] medium · 19th of 20 |
Website | bandarban |
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