Rangamati

• Official Name — Rangamati Hill Tracts • Type — City • Subdivision Type — Division • Subdivision Name — Chattogram Division • Leader Title — Incumbent • Leader Name — Vacant • Leader Title1 — Mayor • Leader Name1 — Akbar Hossain Chowdhury (Resigned) • Leader Title2 — Ruling Party • Leader Name2 — Currently following lead under the Interim Government • Population As Of — 2022 • Population Total — 6,48,219 • Area Total Km2 — 21 • Time Zone — BST • Utc Offset — +6 • Elevation M — 14 • Elevation Ft — 49 • Postal Code Type — Postal Code • Postal Code — 4500 • Area Code — 0351 • Custom Label Sec1 — Climate • Custom Data Sec1 — Am • Illustration — Rangamati Municipality mahallah geocode map

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Rangamati had a population of 521,394 and a literacy rate of 85.62%. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Rangamati had 18,355 households and a population of 675,269. 471,492 (18.61%) were under 10 years of age. Rangamati had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.13%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 870 females per 1000 males.

Population by religion in wards under municipality • Ward No — Islam — Buddhism — Hinduism — Others • Ward-1 — 5,816 — 276 — 2,690 — 1 • Ward-2 — 9,009 — 458 — 1,423 — 28 • Ward-3 — 3,624 — 2,063 — 1,817 — 104 • Ward-4 — 7,970 — 574 — 795 — 18 • Ward-5 — 3,560 — 3,138 — 1,615 — 141 • Ward-6 — 6,410 — 7,628 — 1,011 — 103 • Ward-7 — 9,024 — 3,209 — 1,637 — 23 • Ward-8 — 4,500 — 11,176 — 1,973 — 92 • Ward-9 — 5,360 — 7,840 — 884 — 70 🟩 Muslim majority 🟨 Buddhist majority

Population by ethnicity in wards under municipality • Ward No — Bengali — Chakma — Others • Ward-1 — 8,516 — 98 — 169 • Ward-2 — 10,487 — 264 — 174 • Ward-3 — 5,484 — 1,511 — 613 • Ward-4 — 8,870 — 396 — 92 • Ward-5 — 5,293 — 1,537 — 1,624 • Ward-6 — 8,697 — 5,920 — 535 • 🟩 Bengali majority |Ward-7 — 10,532 — 2,597 — 764 • Ward-8 — 7,382 — 9,628 — 731 • Ward-9 — 6,489 — 7,383 — 283 🟩 Bengali majority 🟨 Chakma majority

Rangamati is surrounded by natural features such as mountains, rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. Rangamati is also home to several ethnic groups. Some of the most popular attractions are: • Rajban Vihar • Sajek Valley • Konglak Haphong • Kaptai Lake

• Parijat Kusum Chakma • Aung Shwe Prue Chowdhury • Binoy Kumar Dewan • Kamini Mohan Dewan • Moni Swapan Dewan • Subimal Dewan, advisor on Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs to President Ziaur Rahman, died in the College Gate area in 2009. • Santu Larma • Manabendra Narayan Larma • Chaithoai Roaza • Dipankar Talukdar • Ushatan Talukder • Shobha Rani Tripura

• Illustration — Rangamati-Kaptai Highway, Rangamati • Illustration — Rangamati, Lake Kaptai • Illustration — Mummified Body of the Top Mohanto at Rajbana Vihara • Illustration — Rajbana Vihara, a renowned Buddhist Temple at Rangamati • Illustration — Life in Water • Illustration — Hanging bridge of Rangamati