Maheshkhali Upazila

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Coordinates: 21.5500° N 91.9500° E

Maheshkhali Upazila
A Buddhist temple at Maheshkhali
Maheshkhali
Division_name  - District	Chittagong Division  - Cox's Bazar District
Coordinates	21.5500° N 91.9500° E
Area	362.18 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	219520  - 606/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Maheshkhali

Maheshkhali (Bengali: মহেশখালী) is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Maheshkhali is located at 21.5500° N 91.9500° E . It has 33287 units of house hold and total area 362.18 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Maheshkhali has a population of 219520. Males constitute are 53.13% of the population, and females 46.87%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 90892. Maheshkhali has an average literacy rate of 16.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Maheshkhali has 7 Unions/Wards, 31 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 170 villages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.