Chittagong Division
চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ | |
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        Clockwise from the top: St. Martin's Island, Kaptai Lake, Buddhist Temple, Sajek Valley, Teknaf Beach, Bajra Shahi Mosque, Foy's Lake & Konglak hill | |
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| Coordinates: 22°55′N 91°30′E / 22.917°N 91.500°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Established | 1829 |
| Capital and largest city | Chittagong |
| Government | |
| • Divisional Commissioner | Md. Tofayel Islam[1] |
| • Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) | Md. Ahsan Habib Palash |
| • Parliamentary constituency | Jatiya Sangsad (58 seats) |
| Area | |
| 34,529.97 km2 (13,332.10 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 33,202,357 (Enumerated) | |
| • Urban | 11,180,333 |
| • Rural | 22,016,799 |
| • Metro | 3,670,740 |
| • Adjusted Population[2] | 34,178,612 |
| Languages | |
| • Official language | Bengali[3] |
| • Regional language | Chittagonian Noahkhailla |
| • Indigenous minority languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-B |
| Notable sport teams | Chattogram Challengers, Chittagong Division, Chittagong Abahani |
| Districts | 11 |
| Sub-Districts | 103 |
| Union Councils | 949 |
| Website | www |
Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ), is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of 34,529.97 km2 (13,332.10 sq mi) and a population at the 2022 census of 33,202,326. The administrative division includes mainland Chittagong District, neighbouring districts and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Chittagong Division is home to Cox's Bazar, the longest natural sea beach in the world;[5][6] as well as St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh's sole coral reef.
- ^ "List of Divisional Commissioners". Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ a b c d e National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Bangladesh". Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Ethirajan, Anbarasan (26 December 2012). "Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar: A paradise being lost?". BBC World. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis. 2003. p. 679. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.