Juraichhari Upazila
Juraichhari
জুরাছড়ি | |
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| Coordinates: 22°40′N 92°23′E / 22.667°N 92.383°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Rangamati |
| Area | |
| • Total | 606.05 km2 (234.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 27,786 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Juraichhari |
Juraichhari (Bengali: জুরাছড়ি) is an upazila of Rangamati District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit]Juraichhari is located at 22°40′00″N 92°23′00″E / 22.6667°N 92.3833°E. It has 6,136 households and total area 606.05 km2. Juraichhari is bordered by Barkal upazila to the north, Rangamati Sadar and Belaichhari upazilas to the west and the Indian state of Mizoram to the east.
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Juraichhari upazila had a population of 26932. The ethnic population was 26,331 (95.35%), of which Chakma were 24548 and Tanchangya 898.
Ethnicity in the Juraichhari (2022)[2]
Administration
[edit]UNO: Arafat Mohammad Noman.[3]
Juraichhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Banjugichhara, Dumdumya, Juraichhari, and Maidang. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 105 villages.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gautam Chandra Modak (2012), "Juraichhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
- ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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