Chittagong District, renamed the Chattogram District, is a district located in the south-eastern region of

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. It is a part of the Chattogram Division. The port city of Chattogram, which is the second largest city in

, is located within this district.

History

Because of the natural harbour, Chattogram 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

Arakan Arakan ( or ) is a historic coastal region in Southeast Asia. Its borders faced the Bay of Bengal to its west, the Indian subcontinent to its north and Burma proper to its east. The Arakan Mountains isolated the region and made it accessi ...

in the 16th and 17th centuries, but later, the

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under

Shaista Khan Mirza Abu Talib (22 November 1600 – 1694), better known as Shaista Khan, was a general and the subahdar of Mughal Bengal. A maternal uncle to the emperor Aurangzeb, he acted as a key figure during his reign. Shaista Khan initially governed ...

conquered Chattogram. During the 17th century, the region also faced a lot of attacks by

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

pirates. The Mughals established Chattogram as a district in 1666. Chattogram is the 2nd largest district in Bangladesh by population and area. The Chattogram Hill Tracts were separated from Chittagong in 1860. In 1947, Chattogram came under Pakistan and became part a district of East Pakistan. Port of Chattogram was a big spot for exports and imports of Pakistan. After the liberation of Bangladesh,

Cox's Bazar District Cox's Bazar ( bn, কক্সবাজার জেলা , ''Cox's Bazar Jela'' also ''Cox's Bazar Zila'') is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. It is named after Cox's Bazar town. It is located south of Chittagong. Cox's ...

was separated in 1984.

Administration

* Administrator of Zila Porishod: M A Salam * Deputy Commissioner (DC): Mohammad Elius Hossain

Subdivisions

There are 15 upazilas and 31 thanas within Chattogram District. There are 16 Thanas for the

Chattogram Metropolitan Police Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), former Chittagong Metropolitan Police, is the chief law enforcement agency in Chattogram, the second largest city in Bangladesh. It was established in 1978 under the Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance app ...

covered area including the

Karnaphuli Upazila Karnaphuli ( bn, কর্ণফুলী) is an Upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Administration Karnaphuli Thana was established on 27 May 2000. Karnaphuli, a police station area under Chattogram's Patiya, has b ...

, 2 for

Mirsharai Upazila Mirsharai Upazila ( bn, মীরসরাই) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It consists 2 Thanas and 2 Pauroshavas. The two Thanas are Jorargonj Thana and Mirsharai Thana and, the two Pauroshavas are Ba ...

, and 1 for each of the remaining 13 upazilas. The upazilas are: #

Anwara Upazila Anowara ( bn, আনোয়ারা), also written ''Anwara'', is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Anwara is located at . It has 38,008 households and a total area of 164.13 km2. Demograp ...

Banshkhali Upazila Banshkhali ( bn, বাঁশখালী) is an upazila (administrative region) of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Banshkhali Upazila is located at in Bangladesh. Its neighbouring upazilas are Anwara and Sang ...

Boalkhali Upazila Boalkhali ( bn, বোয়ালখালী) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Boalkhali is located at . It previously had 33514 households and its total area is 145.44 km2. According t ...

Chandanaish Upazila Chandanaish ( bn, চন্দনাইশ) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. History Chandanaish is one of the first inhabitant of the early settlers of Chittagong. Muslim traders and preachers from the ...

Fatikchhari Upazila Fatikchari( bn, ফটিকছড়ি, Fôṭikchhôṛi) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. History The Fatikchhari Jami al-Uloom Fazil Madrasa and the Jamia Arabia Nasirul Islam Madrasa were founded i ...

Hathazari Upazila Hathazari ( bn, হাটহাজারী) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Hathazari is located at . It has 52,594 households and a total area of 251.28 km2. The main river is Halda. It i ...

Lohagara Upazila Lohagara Upazila may refer to: *Lohagara Upazila, Chittagong Lohagara ( bn, লোহাগাড়া) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Lohagara is situated between Chattogram and Cox's Bazar. It is on ...

Patiya Upazila Patiya ( bn, পটিয়া) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. History During the British rule, a police station(thana) was established in Patiya in 1845. It was upgraded to an ''upazila'' in 1984. Th ...

Rangunia Upazila Rangunia ( bn, রাঙ্গুনিয়া) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Rangunia Upazila is located in between 22°18' and 22°37' north latitudes and in between 91°58' and 92°08' ...

Raozan Upazila Raozan,gohira ( bn, রাউজান) is an upazila of Chattogram District, in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It was established in 1947. Geography Raozan has 45,777 households and a total area of 246.58 km2. The two main rivers ...

Sandwip Upazila Sandwip ( bn, সন্দ্বীপ) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It encompasses the islands of Sandwip and Urir Char. History Sandwip Thana's status was upgraded to an upazila (sub-district l ...

Satkania Upazila Satkania ( bn, সাতকানিয়া) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Satkania has a total area of 280.99 km2. It is bounded by Chandanaish Upazila on the north, Lohagara Upazila ...

Sitakunda Upazila Sitakunda ( bn, সীতাকুণ্ড ''Shitakunḍo,'' ) is an upazila in the Chattogram District of Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It includes one urban settlement, the Sitakunda Town, and 10 unions. Sitakunda is the home of the co ...

The thanas for the

covered area are: # Akbar Shah Thana # Bakoliya Thana # Bandar Thana # Bayazid Bostami Thana #

Chandgaon Thana Chandgaon ( bn, চান্দগাঁও) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It comprises the Chandgoan Residential Area and the Kalurghat Industrial Area. Geography Chandgaon Thana is located at . It has 4 ...

# Chawkbazar Thana # Chittagong Kotwali Thana #

Double Mooring Thana Double Mooring ( bn, ডবলমুরিং) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Double Mooring is located at . It has 58780 households and total area 26.99 km2. Post code 4100. Demographics ...

# EPZ Thana #

Halishahar Thana Halishahar Housing Estate ( bn, হালিশহর) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Halishahar Housing Estate is a large residential area in Chattogram. Geography Total area of this thana is 9.64 ...

# Karnaphuli Thana #

Khulshi Thana Khulshi ( bn, খুলশী) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. See also * Upazilas of Bangladesh An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ...

Pahartali Thana Pahartali ( bn, পাহাড়তলী) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Pahartali is located at . It has a total area 8.44 km². It is bounded by Sitakunda Upazila on the north, Halishah ...

# Panchlaish Thana # Patenga Thana # Sadarghat Thana The thanas for the

are: # Jorargonj Thana # Mirsharai Thana

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chittagong District had a population of 7,616,352, of which 3,838,854 were males and 3,777,498 females. Rural population was 4,463,723 (58.61%) while the urban population was 3,152,629 (41.39%). Chittagong district had a literacy rate of 58.91% for the population 7 years and above: 61.13% for males and 56.56% for females.

Religion

Chittagong is multi-religious. Muslims are in majority with 86.90%, while Hindus and Buddhists are 11.31% and 1.59% respectively. Chittagong has the largest population of Hindus of any district in Bangladesh. Most of the Buddhists are Baruas and their population is decreasing with emigration, while Muslims and Hindus are both increasing in numbers, with Hindus growing more slowly. Chittagong District has 13,148 mosques, 1025

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temples, 535

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temples and 192 churches. Fakira Mosque in

Hathazari Hathazari ( bn, হাটহাজারী) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Hathazari is located at . It has 52,594 households and a total area of 251.28 km2. The main river is Halda River ...

, Musa Khan Mosque, Hafez Para Jame Mosque in Putibila, LOHAGARA, Kura Katni Mosque, Hashimpur Kadam Rasool Mosque in Chandanaish, the 16th century Kala Mosques, Chhuti Khan Mosque, Kadam Mobara Mosque, Andar Killah Mosque, Bakshi Hamid Mosque of Bashkhali, and East Gomdandi Chowdhury Para Old Mosque of

Boalkhali Boalkhali ( bn, বোয়ালখালী) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Boalkhali is located at . It previously had 33514 households and its total area is 145.44 km2. According to ...

are famous mosques in Chittagong. Also Badar Awlia Dargah is a tomb in Chittagong. The ethnic population is 32,165, consisting mainly of Tripuris and Chakmas.

Education

Colleges * Kulgaon City Corporation College * Gachbaria Govt. College * Patiya Govt. College * Chittagong Cantonment Public College *

Chittagong College Chittagong College is a government college in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the second college established in Bangladesh after Dhaka College. It offers higher secondary education (HSC), bachelor's degree and master's degree. History Having begun ...

* Satbaria Oli Ahmad Bir Bikram College * Anowara Govt. College * Govt. Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College * Govt. City College * Govt. Commerce College * Nasirabad Govt. Woman College *

Faujdarhat Cadet College Faujdarhat Cadet College is a historic public military high school (grade 7 to grade 12), modelled after public schools in the UK (according to the Public Schools Act 1868), run following the national curriculum of Bangladesh in English version, ...

* Chittagong Polytechnic Institute * Chittagong Mohila Polytechnic Institute * Halishahar Cantonment Public School and College * Chunati Government Girls College, LOHAGARA Universities *

Chittagong University The University of Chittagong ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, caṭṭagram bishwabidyalay) is a public research university with multidisciplinary faculties situated across a 1754-acres hilly landmas ...

* Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology *

BGC Trust University Bangladesh BGC Trust University Bangladesh ( bn, বিজিসি ট্রাস্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বাংলাদেশ) is a private university in Bangladesh, established in 2001. The university is 34 km from the ...

International Islamic University Chittagong The International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) ( bn, আন্তর্জাতিক ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় চট্টগ্রাম) is a private university in Bangladesh. It was founded in 199 ...

* East Delta University *

Premier University, Chittagong Premier University ( bn, প্রিমিয়ার বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), also known as PU, is a private university in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established in 2002. History The ex-mayor of Chittagong City Corp ...

Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম ভেটেরিনারি ও এনিম্যাল সাইন্সেস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public univers ...

Chittagong Medical University Chittagong Medical University is a government medical university situated in Chattogram, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous countr ...

University of Science and Technology, Chittagong University of Science & Technology Chittagong (USTC) ( bn, বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, চট্টগ্রাম) is a private university located in Chattogram, Bangladesh. A ...

* University of Creative Technology, Chittagong * Southern University Bangladesh Medical colleges *

Chittagong Medical College Chittagong Medical College (CMC) is situated in the port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh and is the oldest medical college in the south-eastern part of the country. It is affiliated with a tertiary level hospital where clinical students are tra ...

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* CHİTTAGONG DENTAL COLLEGE

Language and Culture

Chittagong's official language is Bangla but they have their own language which is called Chittagonian language. This language is distinct from Bangla. "The dialect of Chittagong, in southeast Bangladesh, is different enough to be considered a separate language." It has its own grammar, phonology and vocabulary.

Notable people

* Binod Bihari Chawdhury * Nuton Chandra Singha *

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* Dipa Ma *

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* Mojibur Rahman *

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* Tarakeswar Dastidar *

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Zamor Zamor ( christened Louis-Benoit) (1762 - February 7, 1820) was a French revolutionary of possibly Siddi Habshi origin from Bengal, who, as a boy of 11, was taken from Chittagong, Bengal Subah, Mughal Empire (now Bangladesh) by slave traders. La ...

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Minar Rahman Minar Rahman, popularly known as Minar, is an independent Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, writer and cartoonist. He rose to fame with the first released song "Shada Ronger Shopnogulo", which was a hit in 2008. Minar does wri ...

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Official Web Portal of Chittagong District
{{Authority control Districts of Chittagong Division Districts of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh established before 1971 The Web Clinik