Panchhari (Bengali: পানছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[3] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Panchhari
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| Coordinates: 23°17.4′N 91°54′E / 23.2900°N 91.900°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Khagrachhari |
| Area | |
• Total | 334.10 km2 (129.00 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 68,678 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4410[2] |
| Website | Govt. official Site Official Map of Panchhari |
Geography
editPanchhari is located at 23°17′25″N 91°54′00″E / 23.2903°N 91.9500°E. It has 14,154 households and total area 334.10 km2.
History
editPanchhari is the site of a massacre by Shanti Bahini, the armed wing of the separtist Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti party in 1996.[4][5]
Demographics
editAs of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Panchhari upazila had a population of 68,678. The ethnic population was 46,000 (66.98%), of which Chakma were 30,270, Tripura 13,295 and Marma 2,143.[6]
Administration
editPanchhari Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Chengi, Latiban, Logang, Panchhari, and Ultachari. The union parishads are subdivided into 7 mauzas and 220 villages.[8]
Chairman: Sarbottom Chakma
Vice Chairman:
Woman Vice Chairman:
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ Sanjay Kishore Das (2012), "Panchhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Samo Adhiker demands punishment of culprits". The Daily Star. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Human Rights Situation". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khagrachhari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-245-0.
- ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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