Chakaria Upazila

Chakaria is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Chakaria Upazila with an area of 643.46 km2, is bounded by Lohagara, Banshkhali and Lama upazilas on the north, Cox's Bazar sadar, and ramu upazilas on the south, Lama and naikhongchhari upazilas on the east, maheshkhali and kutubdia upazila on the west. The upazila is surrounded by the matamuhuri, Bara Matamuhuri, Maheshkhali and Kutubdia Channel. The upazila more often fall victim to cyclone and tidal bore. The devastating cyclone and tidal bore of 29 April 1991 caused serious damage to the upazila with a death toll of 16705 persons.GeographyChakoria is located at. It has 63671 households and total area 643.46 km². Once there was a mangrove forest named Chakaria Sunderban here. But now it is no more.DemographicsAccording to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chakaria had a population of 409, 346. Males constituted 51.87% of the population, and females 48.13%.Chakaria TownChakaria Town consists of 9 wards.5 no (khariaghona & khahariaghona) ward is a big of them and 22 mahallas with an area of 2.95 km2.The town known as " CHIRINGA ". It has a population of 50716; male 52.64%, female 47.36%. Literacy rate among town people is 34.5%. It has three dakbungalows.AdministrationChakaria thana was constituted in 1793 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 17 union parishads, one municipality, 64 mouzas and 340 villages.Union Parishads Union Parishad Badarkhali Union Parishad Barawtali Union Parishad Bheola Manik Char Union Parishad Bomobilchari Union Parishad Chiringa Union Parishad Dulhazara Union Parishad Purba Barabheola Union Parishad Fasiakhali Union Parishad Harbang Union Parishad Kakara Union Parishad Kaiarbil Union Parishad Lakhyarchar Union Parishad Saharbil Union Parishad Paschim Bara Bheola Union Parishad Demushia Union Parishad Konakhali Union Parishad Surajpur-Manikpur Union Parishad