Official Name: | Bandarban Sadar |
Native Name: | বান্দরবন সদর উপজেলা |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 22°N 92°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
Subdivision Name2: | Bandarban |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Bandarban Sadar Upazila Complex |
Subdivision Type4: | Jatiya Sangsad constituency |
Subdivision Name4: | Bandarban |
Governing Body: | Upazila Council |
Leader Title: | MP |
Leader Name: | Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing |
Leader Title1: | Chairman |
Leader Name1: | Abdul Quddus |
Leader Title2: | Executive officer |
Leader Name2: | Umm Habiba Meera |
Area Total Km2: | 501.98 |
Population Total: | 88282 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4600 |
Website: | sadar.bandarban.gov.bd |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Bandarban Sadar (Bengali: বান্দরবন সদর) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
Bandarban Sadar is located at 22.2333°N 92.1917°W. It has a total area of 501.98 km2.
As of the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Bandarban Sadar upazila had 18,934 households and a population of 88,282. 20,487 (23.22%) were under 10 years of age. Bandarban Sadar had an average literacy rate of 49.28%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 851 females per 1000 males. 41,434 (46.93%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] The ethnic population was 39,812 (45.10%), of which Marma were 22,978, Mru 5,829 and Tripura 1,423.[3]
Bandarban Sadar Upazila is divided into Bandarban Municipality and five union parishads: Bandarban, Kuhalong, Rajbila, Suwalak, and Tankabati. The union parishads are subdivided into 16 mauzas and 225 villages.
Bandarban Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 69 mahallas.[2]