Chittagong Division
Chittagong Division
চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ | |
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| Coordinates: 22°55′N 91°30′E / 22.917°N 91.500°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Established | 1829 |
| Capital and largest city | Chittagong |
| Government | |
| • Divisional Commissioner | Muhammad Ziauddin |
| • Parliamentary constituency | Jatiya Sangsad (58 seats) |
| Area | |
| 34,529.97 km2 (13,332.10 sq mi) | |
| Population (2022) | |
| 33,202,357 (Enumerated) | |
| • Density | 961.5519/km2 (2,490.408/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,180,333 |
| • Rural | 22,016,799 |
| • Metro | 3,670,740 |
| • Adjusted Population | 34,178,612 |
| Languages | |
| • Official language | Bengali • English |
| • Regional language | Chittagonian Noahkhailla |
| • Indigenous minority languages | |
| Religion (2022) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-B |
| Notable sport teams | Chattogram Challengers, Chittagong Division Cricket Team, Chittagong Abahani, Comilla Victorians, Noakhali Express |
| Districts | 11 |
| Sub-Districts | 103 |
| Union Councils | 949 |
| Website | www |
Chittagong Division (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ), officially Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative Divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the southeasternmost areas of the country, with a total area of 34,529.97 km2 (13,332.10 sq mi) and a population according to the 2022 census of 33,202,326, which made it the second most populous division of Bangladesh and the 45th most populous subnational entity in the world — more populous than all but 43 other countries. 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.