Rangamati (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি;) is the administrative headquarter and town of
Rangamati Hill District in the
Chittagong Hill Tracts
The Chittagong Hill Tracts ( bn, পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম, Parbotto Chottogram), often shortened to simply the Hill Tracts and abbreviated to CHT, are group of districts within the Chittagong Division in southeast ...
of
Bangladesh
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. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of . The district is administered by an office named as
District Administration, Rangamati
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.
From Chittagong a road leads to Rangamati. The township is located on the western bank of the
Kaptai lake. Rangamati is a holiday destination because of its landscape, scenic beauty, lake, indigenous groups (
Chakma
Chakma may refer to:
*Chakma people, a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India
*Chakma language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
**Chakma script
The Chakma Script (''Ajhā pāṭh''), also called Ajhā pāṭh, Ojhapath, O ...
,
Marma,
Tripuri,
Tanchangya, Pangkhua etc.), flora and fauna, indigenous museum, hanging bridge etc.
Tourist attractions
Rangamati is surrounded by natural features like as mountains, rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. Rangamati is also home to several ethnic groups. Some of the most popular attractions are:
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Sajek Valley
*
Kaptai Lake
Climate
Gallery
File:Rangamati-kaptai highway.jpg, Rangamati-Kaptai Highway, Rangamati
File:Rangamati lake-kaptai.jpg, Rangamati, Lake Kaptai
File:Kapatailake.jpg, Kaptai Lake
File:Shuvolong Falls Lower Part.JPG, Lower portion of the Shuvolong Fall
File:Mummified Body of the Top Mohanto.JPG, Mummified Body of the Top Mohanto at Rajbana Vihara
File:Rangamati Rajban Bihar Buddhist Temple.JPG, Rajbana Vihara, a renowned Buddhist Temple at Rangamati
File:Wild Asian Elephant.jpg, Wild Asian elephant
The Asian elephant (''Elephas maximus''), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus '' Elephas'' and is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west, Nepal in t ...
, can be seen in the hilly forests of Rangamati
File:কাপ্তাই হ্রদ,প্যাডা টিং টিং-36.jpg, Kaptai Lake Barkal Upazila
File:কাপ্তাই হ্রদ,প্যাডা টিং টিং-48.jpg, Shuvolong waterfall in dry season
File:কাপ্তাই হ্রদ,প্যাডা টিং টিং-33.jpg, Life in Water
File:কাপ্তাই লেক,প্যাডা টিং টিং-31.JPG, Hanging bridge Rangamati
References
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Populated places in Chittagong Division
Towns in Bangladesh
Planned cities in Bangladesh