Rangunia () is an

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Geography

Rangunia Upazila is located in between 22°18' and 22°37' north latitudes and in between 91°58' and 92°08' east longitudes. It has 67,792 households and a total area of 361.54 km². It is bounded by

Chandanaish Upazila Chandanaish () is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. History Chandanaish is one of the first inhabitant of the early settlers of Chittagong. Muslim traders and preachers from the then Islamic worlds had been ...

on the south;

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& Kawkhali Upazila of

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on the west; Kawkhali Upazila of

on the north and

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and

Bandarban Sadar Upazila Bandarban Sadar () is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Geography Bandarban Sadar is located at . It has a total area of 501.98 km2. Demographics As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bandarban Sadar up ...

on the east.

Rangunia Rangunia is a town in Chittagong District Chittagong District (), ( Chatgaiya: Sitang/Chatga), officially Chattogram District, is a district located in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. Due to its geographica ...

is the administrative headquarter of this upazila. Main river:

Karnaphuli The Karnaphuli River ( ''Kôrnophuli''; also spelt Karnafuli and Khawthlangtuipui in Mizo, meaning "western river" and Borgang in Chakma, meaning "Big River") is the largest and most important river in Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tract ...

, Ichamoti.

History

Chakma kings (Shukdev Roy, Sher Daulat Khan, Jan Baksh Khan, Tabbar Khan, Jabbar Khan, Dharam Baksh Khan, Rani Kalindi, Harish Chandra Rai and others) ruled this area since 1757. Chakma King Harish Chandra transferred his capital from Rajanagar of Rangunia to Rangamati in 1874.

Demographics

As of the

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, Rangunia upazila had a population of 392,904. The ethnic population was 4,678 (1.19%), of which the Marma were 2,734,

Tanchangya people The Tanchangya people , Tonchonga, Tanchangyas or Tonchongyas () are an Chinwin valley origin ethnic group living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh, Indian states of Tripura and Mizoram, and Rakhine state of Myanmar. Accord ...

931 and Chakma 828.

Points of interest

Tourists spots

* Sheikh Russel Aviary Park * Rahmania Islamic Complex * Baitul Musharraf Shahi Jame Masjid * Remnants of the Chakma Rajbari (Shukhbilash, Padua) * Mahamuni Buddhist Monastery * Tea garden (Agunia, Kodala, Thandachhari).

Archaeological heritage & relics

* Rahmania Islamic Complex * Baitul Musharraf Shahi Jame Masjid * Pagla Mama Dargah (19th century)

Administration

Rangunia Thana was formed on 24 January 1962 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983. Municipality was formed on 4 July 2000. Rangunia Upazila is divided into Rangunia Municipality and 15 union parishads: Betagi, Chandraghona, Dakshin Rajanagar, Hosnabad, Islampur, Kodala, Lalanagar, Mariumnagar, Padua, Parua, Pomara, Rajanagar, Rangunia, Sharafbhata, and Silak. The union parishads are subdivided into 73 mauzas and 138 villages. Rangunia Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22

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s. * Perliamentery Area: 284 Chittagong-7 (including Shreepur-Kharandweep Union of

) * Member of Perliament: Vacant * Municipality chairman: Vacant * Upazila Chairman: Vacant * Vice Chairman: Vacant * Woman Vice Chairman: Vacant *

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(UNO): Mohammad Arif uddin

Infrastructure

Communication Facilities

* Chittagong-Rangamati Highway * Chittagong-Kaptai Highway * Chandraghona-Bandarban Highway * Mariamnagar-Ranirhat Link Road * Rowazarhat-Ranirhat Link Road * Godown-Padua Link Road * Godown-Boalkhali Link Road

Health centres

Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 11, satellite clinic 2.

Religious Institutions

Mosque 359, Temple 42, Tomb 3, Pagoda 41, Sacred place 1.

Education

Rangunia Upazila had an average literacy rate of 70.75%. There are 9 colleges, 40 secondary schools, 25 madrasas, 179 primary school and many other registered and kindergartens in the upazila.

Colleges

# Rangunia Govt. College # Rangunia Women College # North Rangunia Degree College # Rajanagar Ranirhat Degree College # Syeda Selima Qader Chowdhury Degree College # South Rangunia Padua College # M Shah Alam Chowdhury Degree College #

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# Shilok Balika Mohabidhyaloy # Rangunia Alamsha Para Alia Madrasha # Pomra Jameul Ulum Degree Madrasha According to

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, Pomara High School, founded in 1928, Rangunia Ideal Multilateral Pilot High School (1915), Rangunia Khilmogal Rashik High School (1926), Rangunia Majumdarkhil High School (1927), and Uttar Rangunia High School (1942) are notable secondary schools.

Economics

Main sources of income are: Agriculture 39.71%, non-agricultural labourer 4.30%, industry 0.58%, commerce 16.24%, transport and communication 3.57%, service 12.31%, construction 1.03%, religious service 0.49%, rent and remittance 10.91% and others 10.86%.

Newspapers & periodicals

* Ranguniar Khobor (weekly) * Rupali Rangunia * Ashar Alo * Rangunia Sangbad * Rangunianews24.com

In War of Liberation

In 1971, encounters were held between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at Ranirhat, Rowajarhat and Rangunia. The Pak army conducted looting, burning, rape and mass killing in various places of the upazila. * Marks of the War of Liberation **Mass Grave - 2 ** Memorial Monument - 3 (Rangunia College, Rangunia Ideal Multilateral Pilot High School and Ichakhali).

Notable residents

* Saranangkar Thera, Buddhist monk, began construction of Gayanasarana Buddhism Meditation Center in Falaharia village in 2012.

References

{{Upazilas and Thanas of Chittagong