Satkania () is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Geography Satkania has a total area of 280.99 km2.
It is bounded by Chandanaish Upazila on the north, Lohagara Upazila on the south, Bandarban Sadar upazila on the east, Banshkhali and Anwara Upazilas on the west. Main river is Sangu, Dalu & Hangor; Main depressions are Goribarjheel, Mahalia.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Satkania Upazila had 100,763 households and a population of 454,062. 11.53% of the population were under 5 years of age. Satkania had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 80.84%: 82.49% for males and 79.37% for females, and a sex ratio of 90.61 males for every 100 females. 105,566 (23.25%) lived in urban areas.
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Satkania upazila had 70,808 households and a population of 384,806. 101,447 (26.36%) were under 10 years of age. Satkania had an average literacy rate of 52.75%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1069 females per 1000 males. 31,206 (7.83%) of the population lived in urban areas.
Points of interest
Sangu River Satkania Railway Station Katakhali Lake Baitul Izzat Area Baitarani-Shilghata Forest Area by the river Sangu Razar Pahar Charati Shahi Eid Gah of Churamani Charati and pukuria Belgao Tea Garden Amilaish Bill and Charanchal Mahaliya Bill (Natural Lake) Satyapirer dargah (Baitul Ijjat) Forestry area of churamani Prantik Lake Holodia Thakur Dighi Daroga Mosque Jangli Pir Mazar, Kanchana Ahzgor Shah Ara (Mazar), Sairtali, Sonakania Union Al-Monsur Jame Masjid, ChamdarPara, nazu seth barri Basar-Mar Pokur, ChhamdarPara, nazu seth barri Play ground of Mokkar Boli Khela, Madarsha. Dowlat shah Mosjid (DowlatShah para) Alinagor Mirzakhil Darbar Sharif Sonakania Manziler Dargah Kazi Bari Jame Masjid, Kanchana West Chitua Para Shahi Jame Masjid, Chituapara
Administration Satkania thana was established in 1917 and was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Satkania Upazila is divided into Satkania Municipality and 17 union parishads: Amilaish, Bazalia, Charati, Dharmapur, Dhemsa, Eochia, Kaliaish, Kanchana, Keochia, Khagaria, Madarsha, Nalua, Paschim Dhemsa, Purangor, Sadaha, Satkania, and Sonakania. The union parishads are subdivided into 73 mauzas and 84 villages.
Satkania Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.
Educational institution There are many educational institution. Some of these are: Satkania Government College Chibbari M.A Motaleb College. Satkania Adarsha Mohila College Al Helal Adarsha Degree College North Satkania Jafor Ahmed Chowdhury College Chibbari High School Satkania Model High School Mirzakhil High School and College
Notable residents Abul Fazal, writer and former vice-chancellor of Chittagong University Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin, member of parliament (2014–2024), represented Chittagong-15 (Lohagara-Satkania). Abdul Motaleb, member of parliament (2024), was previously chairman of the upazila. Afzal Ali, medieval poet, lived in Milua. A F M Khalid Hossain – Islamic scholar, researcher and writer, adviser to the Bangladesh Interim government Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin – Ekushey Padak recipient Bangladeshi academic Abu Saleh – Bangladeshi politician and former MNA Dr B M Faizur Rahman – Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter Bimal Guha (born 1952), poet Braja Bihari Barua (1934 — 2014), Bangladeshi freedom fighter and politician Ibrahim Bin Khalil – Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter Md. Abu Taher – vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong M. Siddique – Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter Shamsul Islam – Bangladeshi politician Shahjahan Chowdhury – Bangladeshi politician Sukomal Barua – Ekushey Padak Bangladeshi academic
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
References