Chittagong Division


Chittagong Division is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2011 census of 28,423,019. The administrative division includes mainland Chittagong District, neighbouring districts and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Chittagong Division is home to Cox's Bazar, the longest natural sea beach in the world.; as well as St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh's sole coral reef.

Administration

Chittagong Division is subdivided into eleven districts and thence into 99 sub-districts. The first six districts listed below comprise the north-western portion of the division, while the remaining five comprise the south-eastern portion, the two portions being separated by the lower 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 four districts of Sylhet Division were also a part of Chittagong Division.
NameCapitalArea Population
1991 Census		Population
2001 Census		Population
2011 Census
Brahmanbaria DistrictBrahmanbaria
Comilla DistrictComilla
Chandpur DistrictChandpur
Lakshmipur DistrictLakshmipur
Noakhali DistrictNoakhali
Feni DistrictFeni
North of the Feni River
Khagrachhari DistrictKhagrachhari
Rangamati DistrictRangamati
Bandarban DistrictBandarban
Chittagong DistrictChittagong
Cox's Bazar DistrictCox's Bazar
South of the Feni River
Total Districts