Chittagong District
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Chittagong District
চট্টগ্রাম জেলা | ||
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District Council Chairman A.T.M. Pearul Islam | | |
Area | ||
• Total | 5,282.92 km2 (2,039.75 sq mi) | |
• Rank | 2 | |
Population (2022 census)[1] | ||
• Total | 9,169,464 | |
• Rank | 2 | |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) | |
HDI (2019) | 0.654[2] medium · 3rd of 20 | |
Website | chittagong |
Chittagong District, renamed the Chattogram District,[3] is a district located in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The port city of Chittagong, which is the second largest city in Bangladesh, is located within this district.
History
Because of the natural harbour, Chittagong had been an important location for trade, drawing Arab traders as early as the 9th century CE. The region fell under the rule of kings from
Administration
Subdivisions
There are 15 upazilas[7] and 31 thanas[8] within Chittagong District. There are 16 Thanas for the Chattogram Metropolitan Police covered area including the Karnaphuli Upazila, 2 for Mirsharai Upazila, and 1 for each of the remaining 13 upazilas.
The upazilas are:
The thanas for the Chattogram Metropolitan Police covered area are:
- Akbar Shah Thana
- Bakoliya Thana
- Bandar Thana
- Bayazid Bostami Thana
- Chandgaon Thana
- Chawkbazar Thana
- Chittagong Kotwali Thana
- Double Mooring Thana
- EPZ Thana
- Halishahar Thana
- Karnaphuli Thana
- Khulshi Thana
- Pahartali Thana
- Panchlaish Thana
- Patenga Thana
- Sadarghat Thana
The thanas for the Mirsharai Upazila are:
- Jorargonj Thana
- Mirsharai Thana
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1974 | 3,506,150 | — |
1981 | 4,465,158 | +3.51% |
1991 | 5,296,127 | +1.72% |
2001 | 6,612,140 | +2.24% |
2011 | 7,616,352 | +1.42% |
2022 | 9,169,464 | +1.70% |
Sources:[1][10] |
According to the
Religion
Religion | Population (1941)[11]: 102–103 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2011)[10] | Percentage (2011) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Islam | 1,402,130 | 72.49% | 6,618,657 | 86.90% |
Hinduism | 470,026 | 24.30% | 961,494 | 13.31% |
Buddhism | --- | --- | 121,169 | 1.59% |
Others [b] | 62,212 | 3.22% | 15,032 | 0.20% |
Total Population | 1,934,368 | 100% | 7,616,352 | 100% |
Chittagong is multi-religious. Muslims are in majority with 86.90%, while Hindus and Buddhists are 11.31% and 1.59% respectively. Chittagong has the largest population of Hindus of any district in Bangladesh. Most of the Buddhists are
Chittagong District has 13,148 mosques, 1025
The ethnic population is 32,165, consisting mainly of Tripuris and Chakmas.
Education
Colleges
- Chittagong College
- Kulgaon City Corporation College
- Gachbaria Government College
- Patiya Government College
- Chittagong Cantonment Public College
- Satbaria Oli Ahmad Bir Bikram College
- Anowara Government College
- Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College
- Government City College, Chittagong
- Government College of Commerce, Chittagong
- Chittagong Government Woman's College
- Faujdarhat Cadet College
- Halishahar Cantonment Public School and College
- Professor Kamal Uddin Chowdhury College
Universities
- Chittagong University
- Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
- Port City International University.
- BGC Trust University Bangladesh
- International Islamic University Chittagong
- East Delta University
- Premier University, Chittagong
- Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
- Chittagong Medical University
- University of Science and Technology, Chittagong
- University of Creative Technology, Chittagong
- Southern University Bangladesh
Others
- Chittagong Medical College
- BGC Trust Medical College, Chandanaish
- Chittagong Polytechnic Institute
- Chittagong Mohila Polytechnic Institute
Language and culture
The official language of Chittagong is Standard Bengali and the local variety spoken here is known as Chittagonian.[14] It has its own grammar, phonology and vocabulary.
Notable people
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- Nurul Abedin[15]
- Oli Ahmad
- Mahbubul Alam
- Mohit Ul Alam
- Ayub Bachchu
- Shyam Sundar Baishnab
- Partha Barua
- Sukomal Barua
- Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad
- Abdul Haq Choudhury
- Shantanu Biswas
- Sri Chinmoy
- Pramod Ranjan Choudhury
- Mehazabien Chowdhury
- Rony Chowdhury
- Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury
- Sarat Chandra Das
- Maitreyi Devi
- Charles John Stanley Gough
- Ehsanul Haque
- Enamul Haque
- Enamul Haque
- Chandra Kalindi Roy Henriksen
- Rabiul Hoque
- Somnath Hore
- Ashraful Hossain
- Nazmul Huq
- Tamim Iqbal
- Mamunul Islam
- Nurul Islam
- Mirza Ahmad Ispahani
- Rubayyat Jahan
- Binoy Bashi Joldas
- Abul Kashem Khan
- Akram Khan
- Allauddin Khan
- Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan
- Morshed Khan
- Dipa Ma
- Anandamayi Ma
- Abdul Mannan
- Suddhananda Mahathero
- Nusrat Faria Mazhar
- Adolph Medlycott
- Minhajul Abedin
- A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury
- Moniruzzaman
- Anagarika Munindra
- Masuma Rahman Nabila
- Wasfia Nazreen
- Ayub Quadri
- Gulamur Rahman
- Minar Rahman
- Mojibur Rahman
- Mihir Rakshit
- Ramesh Shil
- Tridev Roy
- Bibi Russell
- Iftekhar Sajjad
- Blanaid Salkeld
- Anupam Sen
- Nabinchandra Sen
- Rajat Sen
- Surya Sen
- Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
- Nikhil Baran Sengupta
- Jiban Ghoshal
- Tarakeswar Dastidar
- Ahmed Sharif
- Lokman Khan Sherwani
- L. K. Siddiqi
- Shahidul Yousuf Sohel
- Jack Stephens
- Pritilata Waddedar
- Yasir Ali
- Monica Yunus
- Muhammad Yunus
- Zamor
See also
Notes
- ^ Sadar subdivision of Chittagong district and Sandwip thana of Noakhali district
- ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated
References
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- ^ "Home Minister to launch 4 new thanas in Ctg tomorrow". The Financial Express. 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Karnaphuli becomes Bangladesh's 490th Upazila". bdnews24.com. 9 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chittagong" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Census of India, 1941 Volume VI Bengal Province" (PDF).
- ^ চট্টগ্রামের সবচেয়ে প্রাচীন ইমারত. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 22 August 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Census of India 1931
- ^ Masica, Colin (1991). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 16. "The dialect of Chittagong, in southeast Bangladesh, is different enough to be considered a separate language."
- ^ "Nurul Abedin Profile". ESPNcricinfo.