Juraichhari () is an upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography Juraichhari is located at . It has 6,136 households and total area 606.05 km2. Juraichhari is bordered by Barkal upazila to the north, Rangamati Sadar and Belaichhari upazilas to the west and the Indian state of Mizoram to the east.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Jurachhari Upazila had 6,510 households and a population of 26,932. 8.50% of the population were under 5 years of age. Jurachhari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 61.17%: 72.20% for males and 48.81% for females, and a sex ratio of 111.48 males for every 100 females. 9,418 (34.97%) lived in urban areas.
Ethnicity and religion
+Population by religion in Union Union Muslim Buddhist Others Bonjogichhara2515,01135 Dumdumya1647,351150 Juraichhari3518,899119 Maidang1114,4864 🟨 Buddhist majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Juraichhari upazila had a population of 26,932. The ethnic population was 25,681 (95.35%), of which Chakma were 24,548 and Tanchangya 898.
+Population by ethnicity in Union Union Bengali Chakma Tonchonga Others Bonjogichhara3264,945422 Dumdumya 2346,678594159 Juraichhari 5638,7611332 Maidang 1284,16428722 🟨 Chakma majority
Administration UNO: Arafat Mohammad Noman.
Juraichhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Bonjogichhara, Dumdumya, Juraichhari, and Maidang. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 105 villages.
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
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