Rangamati District

Rangamati
রাঙ্গামাটি
View of the Sajek Valley
View of the Sajek Valley
Location of Rangamati District within Bangladesh
Location of Rangamati District within Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Rangamati District
Coordinates: 22°38′N 92°12′E / 22.633°N 92.200°E / 22.633; 92.200
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
CapitalRangamati
Government
 • TypeDistrict Council
 • BodyRangamati Hill District Council
 • District Council ChairmanAung Sui Pru Chowdhury
 • Deputy CommissionerMohammad Mizanur Rahman
 • Chief Executive OfficerS. M. Zakir Hossain [1]
Area
 • Total
6,116.11 km2 (2,361.44 sq mi)
 • Land4,824.63 km2 (1,862.80 sq mi)
 • Water1,291.5 km2 (498.7 sq mi)
 • Rank1 (Largest District of Bangladesh)
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Population
 • Total
647,586
 • Rank62 (Among 64)
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal Code
4500
Area code0351
ISO 3166 codeBD-56
HDI (2018)0.593[4]
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Websitewww.rangamati.gov.bd
Population & Area related info taken from রাঙ্গামাটি জেলা তথ্য বাতায়নে আপনাকে স্বাগতম [Welcome to the Rangamati district portal]. Deputy Commissioner Rangamati (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.

Rangamati District (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি জেলা) is a district in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division,[5] and the town of Rangamati serves as the headquarters of the district. By area, Rangamati is the largest district of the country.

  1. ^ "রাঙ্গামাটি জেলা".
  2. ^ "Rangamati, Bangladesh Page". Global Gazetteer. Falling Rain.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census-prelim was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ^ Atikur Rahman (2012). "Rangamati District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (2nd ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.