Matiranga Upazila

Matiranga মাটিরাঙ্গা
Upazila
Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°52.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Khagrachhari
Area
• Total	404.75 km^2 (156.27 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	126,609
• Density	310/km^2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4450[2]
Website	Official Map of Matiranga

Matiranga (Bengali: মাটিরাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Khagrachari District^[3] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Matiranga is located at 23.0417°N 91.8750°E / 23.0417; 91.8750. It has 24,080 households and a total area of 404.75 km².

Demographics

Religions in Matiranga Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			73.94%
Hinduism			19.73%
Buddhism			5.58%
Christianity			0.42%
Other or not stated			0.32%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, the residual Matiranga upazila had a population of 126,609. The ethnic population was 30,257 (23.90%), of which Tripura were 23,647, Chakma 3,950 and Marma 2,621.^[4]

Ethnicity in Matiranga (2022)^[4][5]

  Bengali (76.10%)

  Tripura (18.68%)

  Chakma (3.12%)

  Marma (2.07%)

  Others (0.03%)

Administration

Matiranga Upazila is divided into Matiranga Municipality and eight union parishads: Amtali, Baranala, Belchhari, Guimara, Gumti, Matiranga, Tubalchhari, and Taindang. The union parishads are subdivided into 27 mauzas and 365 villages.^[6]

Matiranga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 53 mahallas.^[6]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
3. Proshanto Kumar Tripura (2012), "Matiranga Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
4. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khagrachhari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-245-0.
5. https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
6. "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.