Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila

Cox's Bazar Sadar (Bengali: কক্সবাজার সদর) is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

For other uses, see Cox's Bazar (disambiguation).
Cox's Bazar Sadar
কক্সবাজার সদর
Upazila
Cox's Bazar Sadar is located in Bangladesh
Cox's Bazar Sadar
Cox's Bazar Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 21°27′N 91°59′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictCox's Bazar District
Government
 • ChairmanQaiser Ul Haque Jewel
 • UNOSuraiya Akter Sweety
Area
 • Total228.23 km2 (88.12 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total253,788
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Cox's Bazar Sadar

Geography

Cox's Bazar Sadar is located at 21.4500°N 91.9833°E / 21.4500; 91.9833. It has 38688 households and total area 228.23 km2 (88.12 sq mi).

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Cox's Bazar Sadar had a population of 253,788, of whom 117,509 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 53.94% of the population, and females 46.06%. Cox's Bazar Sadar had an average literacy rate of 28.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

In 1854, the Cox's Bazar police station and the Town Committee in 1959 were formed. In 1972, the town committee was demolished and turned into a municipality. In 1983, the thana was turned into an upazila.

Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila is divided into Cox's Bazar Municipality and five union parishads: Choufolidondi, Jhilongjha, Khurushkhul, Patali Machuakhali, and Varuakhali. The union parishads are subdivided into 20 mauzas and 144 villages.[3]

Cox's Bazar Municipality is subdivided into 12 wards and 97 mahallas.[3]

See also

References
  1. Badiul Alam (2012), "Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Cox's Bazar" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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