Sandwip Upazila

Sandwip is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It encompasses the islands of Sandwip which is 3/4 and Urirchar 1/4 of the upazila.GeographySandwip is located at. It has a total area of 762.42 km².DemographicsAccording to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sandwip had a population of 272,179. Males constituted 49.68% of the population, and females 50.32%. The population aged 18 or over was 122,499. Sandwip had an average literacy rate of 35% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.AdministrationSandwip has 18 Unions/Wards, 62 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 34 villages, and 45, 389 households.