Bandar Thana

Chittagong Bandar
চট্টগ্রাম বন্দর
Thana

The port of Chittagong
Chittagong Bandar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 22°16.8′N 91°47.5′E / 22.2800°N 91.7917°E / 22.2800; 91.7917Coordinates: 22°16.8′N 91°47.5′E / 22.2800°N 91.7917°E / 22.2800; 91.7917
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Chittagong District
Area
  Total 44.63 km2 (17.23 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 187,739
  Density 4,207/km2 (10,900/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/chittagong/ChittagongBandarT.gif

Chittagong port or Bandar (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বন্দর) is a Thana of Chittagong District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Chittagong port is located at 22°16′50″N 91°47′30″E / 22.2806°N 91.7917°E / 22.2806; 91.7917 . It has 30762 households and total area 44.63 km².

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chittagong port had a population of 187,739, of whom 100,373 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 57.22% of the population, and females 42.78%. Chittagong port had an average literacy rate of 56.5% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

See also

References

  1. Md. Abdul Baten (2012), "Bandar Thana (Chittagong Metropolitan)", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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