Kawkhali () is an upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kawkhali Upazila had 15,383 households and a population of 66,313. 8.95% of the population were under 5 years of age. Kawkhali had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 71.18%: 77.51% for males and 64.79% for females, and a sex ratio of 101.14 males for every 100 females. 23,065 (34.78%) lived in urban areas.
Ethnicity and religion
+Population by religion in UnionUnion MuslimBuddhistOthersBetbunia 10,9397,619961Fatikchhari 25,79336Ghagra 7,70816,655704Kalampati 7,9087,574401 🟩 Muslim majority 🟨 Buddhist majority
As of the 2022 Bangladesh census, Kawkhali upazila had a population of 66,313. The ethnic population was 36,550 (55.12%), of which Marma were 18,477, Chakma 17,188, and Tanchangya 677.
+Population by ethnicity in Union Union Bengali Chakma Marma Others Betbunia 12,5036016,37243Fatikchhari 113,2782,49745Ghagra 8,85112,1773,290749Kalampati 8,3941,1326,31848 🟩 Bengali majority 🟨 Chakma majority
Administration UNO: Happy Das.
Kawkhali Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Betbunia, Fatikchhari, Ghagra and Kalampati. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 149 villages.
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
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