Pekua Upazila
Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh
21°49′36″N 91°58′08″E / 21.8266°N 91.9689°E / 21.8266; 91.9689
Bangladesh (2011)
Pekua is an upazila, or sub-district, of Cox's Bazar District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.[1][2]
Administration
Pekua Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Barabakia, Magnama, Pekua, Rajakhali, Shilkhali, Taitong, and Ujantia. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 125 villages.[3]
Demographics
| Religions in Pekua upazila (2011)[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 99.11% | |||
| Hinduism | 0.81% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.08% | |||
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Pekua upazila had 31,944 households and a population of 171,538. 53,340 (31.10%) were under 10 years of age. Pekua had an average literacy rate of 35.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males. 29,182 (17.02%) of the population lived in urban areas.[4][5]
References
- ^ "upazila List". Bangladesh National Portal.
- ^ "List of Upazila Nirbahi Officers". Ministry of Public Administration. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Cox's Bazar" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Cox's Bazar" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Cox's Bazar district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
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Capital: Cox's Bazar
- Cox's Bazar Beach
- Cox's Bazar Stadium
- Dulahazara Safari Park
- Fasiakhali Wildlife Sanctuary
- Himchari National Park
- Inani Beach
- Kutubdia Gas Field
- Medhakachhapia National Park
- Nazirartek
- Mermaid Beach Resort
- Ramu Cantonment
- Sheikh Jamal Inani National Park
- Sheikh Kamal International Stadium
- Teknaf Beach
- Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary
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