Kutubdia Upazila

Kutubdia (Bengali: কুতুবদিয়া) is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District[3] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The upazila consists of an island in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast near Chakaria, Cox's Bazar.

Kutubdia Upazila
কুতুবদিয়া
Upazila
Kutubdia Upazila is located in Bangladesh
Kutubdia Upazila
Kutubdia Upazila
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 21°49′N 91°51.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictCox's Bazar District
Government
 • Member of ParliamentAsheq Ullah Rafiq (Bangladesh Awami League)
Area
 • Total215.8 km2 (83.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total125,279
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4720
Websitekutubdia.coxsbazar.gov.bd
Kutubdia Lighthouse
Coordinates21°51′54″N 91°50′33″E
Constructed1846 (first)
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmetal skeletal tower (current)
masonry tower (first)[1]
Height35 metres (115 ft) (current)[2]
34 metres (112 ft) (first)[1]
Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and red horizontal bands, white and red horizontal daymark on the top[1]
OperatorBangladesh Department of Shipping[1]
RaconK[2]
First lit2004 (current)
Focal height37 metres (121 ft) (current)[2]
37 metres (121 ft) (first)[1]
Range20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)[2]
CharacteristicFl (3) W 10s.[2]

History

A police station at Kutubdia was established in 1917. The island was upgraded into an upazila in 1983. Abdul Malek Shah was born on this island.

Kutubdia has an area of 36 square miles (93 km2), 18 miles (29 km) in length and 2 miles (3.2 km) in breadth. It is famous for the only lighthouse in Bangladesh which was built by the British during the British rule. Kutubdia is rich in producing salt and dried fish, locally known as 'Shutki'.

Geography

Kutubdia is located at 21.8167°S 91.8583°E / -21.8167; 91.8583. It has 58,463 households and a total area of 215.8 square kilometres (83.3 sq mi). Climate change and sea level rise threaten to submerge the island in the Bay of Bengal.[4][5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kutubdia had a population of 125,000. Males constituted 51% of the population, and females 49%. The population aged 18 or over was 41, 755. Kutubdia had an average literacy rate of 24.1% (7+ years), the national average being 32.4% literate. The most populated area is Ali Akbar Dale. Thousands of visitors visit this island daily due to journeys and other business related work.

Administration

Kutubdia Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Ali Akbardeil, Baraghop, Dakshin Dhurung, Kaiyarbil, Lemsikhali, and Uttar Dhurung. The union parishads are subdivided into 8 mauzas and 55 villages.[6]

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Bangladesh". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
  3. Md Wajed Ali Kutubi (2012), "Kutubdia Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. Vidal, John (2013-01-29). "Sea change: the Bay of Bengal's vanishing islands". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  5. Kristof, Nicholas (January 19, 2018). "Climate change threatens Kutubdia". The New York Times (Opinion). Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  6. "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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