Kutubdia Upazila
কুতুবদিয়া | |
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 Kutubdia Beach | |
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| Coordinates: 21°49′N 91°51.5′E / 21.817°N 91.8583°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Cox's Bazar District |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 215.79 km2 (83.32 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 143,622 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4720[2] |
| Website | kutubdia |
| Kutubdia Lighthouse | |
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| Coordinates | 21°51′54″N 91°50′33″E / 21.864972°N 91.842389°E |
| Constructed | 1846 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower (current) masonry tower (first)[4] |
| Height | 35 metres (115 ft) (current)[3] 34 metres (112 ft) (first)[4] |
| Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white and red horizontal bands, white and red horizontal daymark on the top[4] |
| Operator | Bangladesh Department of Shipping[4] |
| Racon | K[3] |
| First lit | 2004 (current) |
| Focal height | 37 metres (121 ft) (current)[3] 37 metres (121 ft) (first)[4] |
| Range | 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)[3] |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 10s.[3] |
Kutubdia (Bengali: কুতুবদিয়া) is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District[5] 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. It was found in approximately 14th century.
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b c d e Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Bangladesh". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ 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