Khagrachari District
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| Khagrachhari District | |
| Division_name | Chittagong Division |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 2699.55 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (1991) - Density - Literacy rate |
524961 - 194.46/km² - 26.3% |
| Website: Banglapedia Article | |
| Maplink: Official Map of Khagrachhari District | |
Khagrachari is a district in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Its local name is "Chengmi".
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Khagrachari is a valley. It has three river namely Chengi, Kasalong and Maini. Chengi is the longest river in Khagrachari. Most of the land of Khagrachari are hilly areas.
Upazilas under this district are:
- Dighinala Upazila
- Khagrachhari Upazila
- Lakshmichhari Upazila
- Mahalchhari Upazila
- Manikchhari Upazila
- Matiranga Upazila
- Panchhari Upazila
- Ramgarh Upazila
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Most of the people lives on Jhum cultivation.
Alutila, Dharma pukur, Aronno kutir, chengi bridge, switzerland park, dighinala jhulonto bridge, marishya
Muslim - 47.45%, Buddhist - 35.51%, Hindu - 16.69%, Christian - 0.27% and Others - 0.08% [1]
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| Barisāl Division | Barguna · Barisal · Bhola · Jhalokati · Patuakhali · Pirojpur | |
| Chittagong Division | Bandarban · Brahmanbaria · Chandpur · Chittagong · Comilla · Cox's Bazar · Feni · Khagrachari · Lakshmipur · Noakhali · Rangamati | |
| Dhaka Division | Dhaka · Faridpur · Gazipur · Gopalganj · Jamalpur · Kishoreganj · Madaripur · Manikganj · Munshiganj · Mymensingh · Narayanganj · Narsingdi · Netrakona · Rajbari · Shariatpur · Sherpur · Tangail | |
| Khulna Division | Bagerhat · Chuadanga · Jessore · Jhenaidah · Khulna · Kushtia · Magura · Meherpur · Narail · Satkhira | |
| Rajshahi Division | Bogra · Dinajpur · Gaibandha · Jaipurhat · Kurigram · Lalmonirhat · Naogaon · Natore · Nawabganj · Nilphamari · Pabna · Panchagarh · Rajshahi · Rangpur · Sirajganj · Thakurgaon | |
| Sylhet Division | Habiganj · Maulvibazar · Sunamganj · Sylhet | |