Chittagong District is a district located in the south-eastern region of
BangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It is a part of the
Chittagong Division. The port city of
ChittagongChittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...
, second largest city in
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, is located in this district.
History
Because of the natural harbour, Chittagong had been an important location for trade, drawing Arab traders as early as the 9th century CE. The region fell under the rule of kings from
ArakanRakhine State is a Burmese state. Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State in the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region in the east, the Bay of Bengal to the west, and the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh to the northwest. It is located approximately between...
in the 16th and 17th centuries, but later, the
MughalThe Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
army under
Islam KhanIslam Khan may refer to:*Islam Khan I - also known as Islam Khan Chisti *Islam Khan II - also known as Islam Khan Mashhadi *Islam Khan III - also known as Islam Khan Badakhshi...
conquered Chittagong. During the 17th century, the region also faced a lot of attacks by
PortugueseThe Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
pirates. The Mughals established Chittagong as a district in 1666. The
Chittagong Hill TractsThe Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar . It was a single district of Bangladesh until 1984. In that year it was divided into three separate districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. Topographically, this is the...
were separated from Chittagong in 1860. After the liberation of Bangladesh,
Cox's BazarCox's Bazar is a town, a fishing port and district headquarters in Bangladesh. It is known for its wide sandy beach which is the world's longest natural sandy sea beach. It is an unbroken 125 km sandy sea beach with a gentle slope. It is located 150 km south of Chittagong. Cox’s Bazar...
was separated into a district in 1984.
Subdivisions
There are 14 Upazilas and 12 Thanas (under Chittagong Municipal area) under Chittagong district.
The upazilas are:
- Anwara Upazila
Anwara is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.the current mp or the main owner of Anwara is Mr Akhtarurzaman chowdhury.he is the member of parliament and also a politition of awami league...
- Banshkhali Upazila
Banshkhali is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Banshkhali is located at . It has 55609 units of house hold and total area 376.9 km².-Demographics:...
- Boalkhali Upazila
Boalkhali is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Boalkhali is located at . It has 33514 units of house hold and total area 137.53 km²....
- Chandanaish Upazila
Chandanaish is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Chandanaish is located at . It has 30189 units of house hold and total area 201.99 km².-Demographics:...
- Fatikchhari Upazila
Fatikchhari is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Fatikchhari is located at . It has 65861 units of house hold and total area 773.55 km². The main river flowing on Fatikchhari Upazila is Dhurung...
- Hathazari Upazila
Hathazari is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Hathazari is located at . It has 52,594 household units and total area of 251.28 km². The main river flowing on Hathazari Upazila is Halda...
- Lohagara Upazila
Lohagara is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Lohagara is situated between Chittagong and Cox's bazar.-Geography:Lohagara is located at . It has 33,981 units of household and total area...
- Mirsharai Upazila
click' Mirsarai Official Web Site Mirsharai Upazila with an area of 482.88 km2, is bounded by Tripura State of India, chhagalnaiya and feni sadar upazilas on the north, sitakunda and sandwip upazilas on the south, fatikchhari upazila on the east, sonagazi and companiganj upazilas on the...
- Patiya Upazila
Patiya is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Patiya is located at . It has 70218 units of house hold and total area 316.47 km².-Demographics:...
- Rangunia Upazila
Rangunia is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Rangunia is located at . It has 46176 units of house hold and total area 351.95 km².-Demographics:...
- Raozan Upazila
Raozan is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established in 1947.-Geography:Raozan is located at . It has 45775 units of house hold and total area 246.58 km². Two main rivers are flowing on Raozan Upazila. They are Karnaphuli and Halda...
- Sandwip Upazila
Sandwip is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Sandwip is located at . It has 45389 units of house hold and total area 762.42 km².-Demographics:...
- Satkania Upazila
Satkania is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Demographics:As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Satkania has a population of 299762. Males constitute are 50.1% of the population, and females 49.9%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 139511...
- Sitakunda Upazila
Sitakunda is an upazila, or administrative unit, in the Chittagong District of Bangladesh. It includes one urban settlement, the Sitakunda Town, and 10 unions, the lowest of administrative units in Bangladesh. It is one of the 14 upazilas, the second tier of administrative units, of the Chittagong...
The thanas are:
- Pahartali Thana
Pahartali is a Thana of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Pahartali is located at . It has 37192 units of house hold and total area 46.62 km²....
- Panchlaish Thana
Panchlaish is a Thana of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Panchlaish is located at . It has 37105 units of house hold and total area 27.45 km².-Demographics:...
- Chittagong Kotwali Thana
Chittagong Kotwali is a Thana of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Chittagong Kotwali is located at . It has 43062 units of house hold and total area 6.24 km².-Demographics:...
- Chandgaon Thana
Chandgaon comprises of both the chandgaon residential area which falls next to the Zia park named after the late Shaheed Zia ur Rahman while the industrial area of Chandgaon extends till moulvi para with noted industries and companies like Chandgaon community Center at its end.Chandgaon is a Thana...
- Bandar Thana
Chittagong port or Bandar is a Thana of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Chittagong port is located at . It has 30762 units of house hold and total area 44.63 km².-Demographics:...
- Double Mooring Thana
Double Mooring is a Thana of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Double Mooring is located at . It has 58780 units of house hold and total area 26.99 km².-Demographics:...
- Halishohor Thana
- Karnafuly Thana
- Bakoliya Thana
- Baizid Thana
- Patenga
Patenga is a sea beach located 14 kilometres south of the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is near the mouth of the Karnaphuli River....
Thana
- Bhujpur Thana
Bhujpur Thana is a newly established Thana in Chittagong District.This Thana is inaugurated by Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Mr. Noor Mohammad on 21 July'2007- Administrative :...
Religion
The district of Chittagong consists 13148 mosques, 1025 temples, 535 Buddhist temples and 192 churches. Fakira Mosque in Hathazari, Musa Khan Mosque, Kura Katni Mosque, 16th century Kala Mosques, Chhuti Khan Mosque, Kadam Mobara Mosque, Andar Killah Mosque, Bakshi Hamid Mosque of Bashkhali are famous mosques in Chittagong. But Badar Awlia Dargah is a tomb in Chittagong.
Places of interest
Archaeological heritage and relics in Chittagong District include
- Bronze statues (8th and 9th centuries, in Anwara upazila),
- Fakira Mosque (Hathazari),
- Musa Khan Mosque (1658),
- Kura Katni Mosque (1806),
- Kala Mosque (16th century),
- Chhuti Khan Mosque (Mirsharai),
- Kadam Mobarak Mosque (1719),
- Andar Killah Mosque, Wali Khan Mosque
Wali Khan Mosque is a 18th century mosque located in Chittagong, Bangladesh It is situated in the Chawk Bazar area of the city.-History:The mosque was built between 1713 and 1716 by Wali Beg Khan who was a Mughal Faujdar or General in Chittagong . Wali Khan, the founder of Chawk Bazar, also...
(1790),
- Badar Awlia Dargah,
- Bakshi Hamid Mosque of Banshkhali (1568),
- Chittagong Court Building (1893),
- Collegiate School, Ethnological Museum (1974).
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