The History of Bangladesh.: Chittagong Division.

Chittagong Division (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম) is geographically the largest of the seven administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of 33,771.18 km² (13,039.13 sq mi) and a population at the 2011 census (final result) of 28,423,019.

Colonial predecessor

The precursor to the modern-day division was an administrative unit of British India. The Chittagong Division of the Bengal Presidency, with its capital in the port city of Chittagong, comprised the present-day districts of southeastern Bangladesh and the princely state of Hill Tippera.

Administrative districts

Chittagong division is subdivided into eleven districts (zilas) and thence into 99 sub-districts (upazilas). The first six districts listed below comprise the north-western portion (37.6%) of the division, while the remaining five comprise the south-eastern portion (62.4%), the two portions being separated by the lower (or Bangladeshi) stretch of the Feni River; the upland districts of Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarban together comprise that area previously known as the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Before 1995, the six districts of Sylhet Division were also a part of Chittagong Division

Name	Capital	Area (km²)	Population 1991 Census	Population 2001 Census	Population 2011 Census
Brahmanbaria District	Brahmanbaria	1,881.20	2,141,745	2,398,254	2,840,498
Comilla District	Comilla	3,146.30	4,032,666	4,595,539	5,387,288
Chandpur District	Chandpur	1,645.32	2,032,449	2,271,229	2,416,018
Lakshmipur District	Lakshmipur	1,440.39	1,312,337	1,489,901	1,729,188
Noakhali District	Noakhali	3,685.87	2,217,134	2,577,244	3,108,083
Feni District	Feni Sadar	990.36	1,096,745	1,240,384	1,437,371
Chittagong District	Chittagong	5,282.92	5,296,127	6,612,140	7,616,352
Khagrachhari District	Khagrachhari	2,749.16	342,488	525,664	613,917
Rangamati District	Rangamati	6,116.11	401,388	508,182	595,979
Bandarban District	Bandarban	4,479.01	230,569	298,120	388,335
Cox's Bazar District	Cox's Bazar	2,491.85	1,419,260	1,773,709	2,289,990
Total Division	Chittagong	33,908.55	20,552,908	24,290,384	28,423,019

Literacy

The literacy rate is 100.0%.

References

Sources

Census figures for 1991, 2001 and 2011 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2011 Census figures are based on preliminary results.