Cox's Bazar District Information
Area
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2491.86 square kilometers.
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Bounded by
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Chittagong
district on the north, bay of bengal on the south, Bandarban district,
Arakan (Myanmer) and the naf river on the east, the Bay
of Bengal on the west.
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Profile
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Cox's Bazar thana
was established in 1854 and Cox's Bazar Subdivision was formed comprising of
Cox's Bazar sadar, Chakoria, Maheskhali and Teknaf thanas. Afterwards three
new thanas were constituted under this subdivision such as Ukhia, Kutubdia
and Ramu. Under the decentralisation scheme the thanas were transformed into
upazilas and the Cox's Bazar subdivision was elevated to a district in 1984.
It consists of 7 upazilas, 3 municipalities, 27 wards, 58 mahallas, 67 union
parishads, 199 mouzas and 975 villages. |
