Hathazari Upazila
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Hathazari is an Upazila of Chittagong District
Chittagong District
Chittagong District is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The port city of Chittagong, second largest city in Bangladesh, is located in this district.-History:...

 in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Hathazari is located at 22.5083°N 91.8083°E. It has 52,594 household units and total area of 251.28 km². The main river flowing on Hathazari Upazila is Halda
Halda River
Halda River is a river in South-Eastern Bangladesh. It originates at the Badnatali Hill Ranges in Ramgarh Upazila in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, flows through Fatikchhari Upazila, Hathazari Upazila, Raozan Upazila and Chittagong Kotwali Thana, and falls into the Karnaphuli River...

. It is surrounded by Fatikchhari Upazila
Fatikchhari Upazila
Fatikchhari is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Fatikchhari is located at . It has 65861 units of house hold and total area 773.55 km². The main river flowing on Fatikchhari Upazila is Dhurung...

 on the north, Panchlaish Thana
Panchlaish Thana
Panchlaish is a Thana of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Panchlaish is located at . It has 37105 units of house hold and total area 27.45 km².-Demographics:...

 and Chandgaon Thana
Chandgaon Thana
Chandgaon comprises of both the chandgaon residential area which falls next to the Zia park named after the late Shaheed Zia ur Rahman while the industrial area of Chandgaon extends till moulvi para with noted industries and companies like Chandgaon community Center at its end.Chandgaon is a Thana...

 on the south, Raozan
Raozan Upazila
Raozan is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established in 1947.-Geography:Raozan is located at . It has 45775 units of house hold and total area 246.58 km². Two main rivers are flowing on Raozan Upazila. They are Karnaphuli and Halda...

 upazila on the east, Sitakunda
Sitakunda
Sitakunda or Sitakunda Town, is an administrative center and the sole municipality of Sitakunda Upazila.-Administration:...

 upazila on the west.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Hathazari has a population of 321,004. Males constitute are 51.62% of the population, and females 48.38%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 157,524. Hathazari has an average literacy rate of 48.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.

Administrative

Hathazari has 16 Unions/Wards, 54 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 56 villages.

Unions are Burirchar
Burirchar Union
Burirchar Union is a union of Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong District.- Location :North: Halda RiverEast: Chandgaon ThanaSouth: Chandgaon ThanaWest: Shikarpur union- Population :...

, Chhibatali
Chhibatali Union
Chhibatali Union is a union of Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong District.-Location:North: Guman Mardan UnionEast: Raozan UpazilaSouth: MekhalUnionWest: Hathazari Union-Population:...

, Chikandandi
Chikandandi Union
Chikandandi Union is a union of Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong District.-Location:North: Fatehpur UnionEast: Shikarpur UnionSouth: Panchlaish ThanaWest: Hathazari Pourashabha-Population:...

, South Madarsha
South Madarsha Union
South Madarsha Union is a union of Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong District.-Location:North: North Madarsha UnionEast: Raozan UpazilaSouth: Shikarpur UnionWest: Chikandandi Union-Population:...

, Dhalai
Dhalai Union
Dhalai Union is a union of Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong District.-Location:North: Farhadabad UnionEast: Halda RiverSouth: Guman Mardan UnionWest: Farhadabad Union-Population:...

, Fatehpur
Fatehpur Union
Fatehpur Union is a union of Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong District.- Location :North: Hathazari UnionEast: Chikandandi UnionSouth: Hathazari PourashabhaWest: Sitakunda Upazila- Population :...

, Farhadabad
Farhadabad Union
Farhadabad Union is a union of Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong District.-Location:North: Fatikchhari UpazilaEast: Dhalai UnionSouth: Mirzapur UnionWest: Sitakunda Upazila-Population:...

, Garduara, Guman Mardan, Hathazari, Mekhal, Mirzapur, Nangolmora, Shikarpur, North Madarsha
Now Garduara under Raozan Upazilla.

See also

  • Upazilas of Bangladesh
    Upazilas of Bangladesh
    ||The districts of Bangladesh are divided into subdistricts called Upazila Parishad , or Thana . Upazilas are similar to the county subdivisions found in some Western countries....

  • Districts of Bangladesh
    Districts of Bangladesh
    The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts, or zila . The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or upazila ....

  • Divisions of Bangladesh
    Divisions of Bangladesh
    ||Bangladesh is divided into seven major administrative regions called divisions . Each division is named after the major city within its jurisdiction that serves as the administrative capital of that division:...


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