Rangamati Sadar () is an upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography Rangamati Sadar is located at . It has a total area of 546.48 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rangamati Sadar Upazila had 35,596 households and a population of 146,601. 7.48% of the population were under 5 years of age. Rangamati Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 80.51%: 84.70% for males and 75.99% for females, and a sex ratio of 107.53 males for every 100 females. 120,003 (81.86%) lived in urban areas.
Ethnicity and religion
+Population by religion in Union/PaurashavaUnion/Paurashava MuslimBuddhist OthersRangamati Paurashava55,27736,36214,430Balukhali5126,4221,039Bandukbhanga317,11911Jibtali1,5242,805123Kutukchhari1286,389133Magban5656,91316Sapchhari 1,6085,090114 🟩 Muslim majority 🟧 Buddhist majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rangamati Sadar upazila had 35,614 households and a population of 146,601. 24,486 (19.63%) were under 10 years of age. Rangamati Sadar had an average literacy rate of 73.24%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 884 females per 1000 males. 81.86% of the population lived in urban areas.The ethnic population was 69,883 (47.67%), of which Chakma were 60,449, Tanchangya 3,488, Marma 2,765 and Tripura 2,206.
+Population by ethnicity in Union/Paurashava Union/Paurashava Bengali Chakma Marma Tonchongya OthersRangamati Paurashava71,74129,3341,7431,2082,034Balukhali5985,6841385221,021Bandukbhanga937,0438115Jibtali1,7061,9615352500Kutukchhari2796,31014542Magban5955,0873101,4975Sapchhari 1,6965,03017564 🟩 Bengali majority 🟨 Chakma majority
Administration UNO: Refat Asma.
Rangamati Sadar Upazila is divided into Rangamati Municipality and six union parishads: Balukhali, Bandukbhanga, Jibtali, Kutukchhari, Magban, and Sapchhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 21 mauzas and 178 villages.
Education
There are many educational institutions. Lakers' Public School and College Rangamati Science and Technology University Rangamati Medical College Rangamati Government High School, founded in 1862
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
References