Khagrachhari District

Khagrachari
খাগড়াছড়ি
View of Konglak Hill, Khagrachari
View of Konglak Hill, Khagrachari
Nickname: 
প্রাকৃতিক সৌন্দর্যের রাণী (The Queen of Natural Beauty) / উপত্যকার শহর (The City of Valleys)
Motto: 
বৈচিত্র্যে সৌন্দর্য (Beauty Lies in Diversity)
Location of Khagrachari District within Bangladesh
Location of Khagrachari District within Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Khagrachari District
Coordinates: 23°02′30″N 91°59′40″E / 23.0417°N 91.9944°E / 23.0417; 91.9944
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
CapitalKhagrachhari
Government
 • TypeDistrict Council
 • BodyKhagrachhari Hill District Council
 • District Council ChairmanMongsui Pru Chowdhury[1]
 • Deputy CommissionerProtap Chandra Biswas[2]
 • Chief Executive OfficerMd. Nuruzzaman[3]
Area
 • Total2,749.16 km2 (1,061.46 sq mi)
Population
 • Total714,119
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
DemonymKhagrasoria
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
4400
Area code0371
ISO 3166 codeBD-29
HDI (2018)0.593[5]
medium · 14th of 21
Websitewww.khagrachari.gov.bd

Khagrachari (Bengali: খাগড়াছড়ি) is a district in the Chittagong Division of Southeastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region.

  1. ^ "খাগড়াছড়ি জেলা".
  2. ^ "List of Deputy Commissioners".
  3. ^ "খাগড়াছড়ি জেলা".
  4. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. pp. viii, 29, 38, 45. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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