Bandarban Sadar () is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography Bandarban Sadar is located at . It has a total area of 501.98 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bandarban Sadar Upazila had 25,844 households and a population of 111,096. 9.02% of the population were under 5 years of age. Bandarban Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.86%: 78.62% for males and 68.59% for females, and a sex ratio of 109.99 males for every 100 females. 76,046 (68.45%) lived in urban areas.

Religion

Islam the largest religion in Bandarban Upazila. Islam is being followed by about 46% of the population. Buddhists form the second-largest religious minority. According to the 2022 census Buddhists form 36% of the total population. +Population by religion in Union/PaurashavaUnion/Paurashava MuslimBuddhistChristianHinduTribal Religion Bandarban Paurashava32,44912,3151,8797,673134Sadar4,0994,7431,06724914Jamchhari4146,021442230Kuhalong3,6509,1163021969Rajbila1,8254,481117370Sualak7,2682,9761,3902,941439Tankabati1,1428841,674492,923 🟩 Muslim majority 🟨 Buddhist majority 🟥Tribal Religion Majority

Ethnicity The ethnic population was 47,804 (43.03%), of which Marma were 26,628, Mru 7,280, Tanchangya 5,605, Bom 2,748, Tripura 1,771, Chakma 1,664 and Khiang 1,310.

+Population by ethnicity in Union/Paurashava Union/Paurashava Bengali Marma Mro Tripura OthersBandarban Paurashava42,4537,2724009813,344Bandarban4,4652,803352762,593Jamchhari1,2244,493502933Kuhalong4,0556,5671022112,338Rajbila1,8903,65518110787Sualak7,5901,8281,931311,987Tankabati1,615104,744160143 🟩 Bengali majority 🟦 Marma majority 🟫 Mro Majority

Administration Bandarban Sadar Upazila is divided into Bandarban Municipality and five union parishads: Bandarban Sadar, Kuhalong, Rajbila, Sualak, Jamchhari and Tankabati. The union parishads are subdivided into 16 mauzas and 225 villages.

Bandarban Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 69 mahallas.

See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh

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