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'''Kawkhali Upazila'''  ([[Rangamati District|rangamati district]])   area 339.29 sq km, located in between 22°29' and 22°44' north latitudes and in between 91°56' and 92°08' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Lakshmichhari Upazila|lakshmichhari]] and [[Naniarchar Upazila|naniarchar]] upazilas on the north, [[Rangunia Upazila|rangunia]] and [[Kaptai Upazila|kaptai]] upazilas on the south, [[Rangamati Sadar Upazila|rangamati sadar]] upazila on the east, [[Raozan Upazila|raozan]] and [[Fatikchhari Upazila|fatikchhari]] upazila on the west.

''Population'' Total 48240; male 25588, female 22652; Muslim 17204, Hindu 1608, Buddhist 205, Christian 29199 and others 24. Indigenous communities such as [[Chakmas, The|chakma]], [[Marma, The|marma]], [[Tripura|tripura]] and Tanchanga belong to this upazila.

''Administration'' Kawkhali Thana was formed in 1976 and it was turned into an upazila in 1985.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|- 
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
| 
-
| 
4
| 
10
| 
162
| 
8551
| 
39689
| 
142
| 
40.9
| 
38.5
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
| 
Area
(sq km)
| 
Mouza
| 
Population
| 
Density<br>
(per sq km)
| 
Literacy rate<br>
(%)
|-
| 
62.16
| 
1
| 
8551
| 
138
| 
40.9
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|- 
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code  || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
| 
Kalampati
76
| 
14720
| 
6053
| 
5828
| 
31.66
|-
| 
Ghagra
57
| 
30080
| 
10400
| 
8776
| 
42.42
|-
| 
Fatikchhari
38
| 
19200
| 
2215
| 
2140
| 
17.78
|-
| 
Betbunia
19
| 
19840
| 
6920
| 
5908
| 
46.94
|}

''Source''  Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

''History of the War of Liberation'' Direct encounters were held between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at Betbunia and Balukhali on 9 December 1971 in which two freedom fighters were killed. On 11 December, the freedom fighters attacked a military vehicle crossing a culvert at Betbunia on the Rangamati Chittagong Highway having killed two Pak army officers and the driver.

[[Image:KawkhaliUpazilaRangamati.jpg|thumb|400px]]

''Marks of the War of Liberation''  Memorial sculpture 1 (Ghagra).

''Religious institutions''  Mosque 32, temple 4.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions''  Average literacy 38.9%; male 46.7%, female 30%. Educational institutions: college 2, secondary school 12, technical educational institution 1, primary school 56, kindergarten 2, madrasa 3. Noted educational institutions: Kawkhali College (1999), Ghagra College (2001).

''Cultural organisations''  Library 1.

''Important installations''  Betbunia Satellite Earth Centre, Police Special Training School, Chakma Rajbari, Helipad, Kawkhali' hanging Bridge.

''Main sources of income''  Agriculture 63.42%, non-agricultural labourer 8.27%, commerce 9.89%, transport and communication 3.20%, service 9.83%, construction 0.33%, religious service 0.32%, rent and remittance 1.39% and others 3.35%.

''Ownership of agricultural land''  Landowner 50.85%, landless 49.15%.

''Main crops''  Paddy, ginger, turmeric, sesame, cotton, vegetables.

''Main fruits''  Jackfruit, banana, pineapple.

''Communication facilities''  Pucca road 73 km, mud road 197 km.

''Cottage industries''  Goldsmith, blacksmith, weaving, bamboo work, cane work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs''  Kawkhali and Ghagra bazars.

''Main exports''  Sesame, cotton, ginger, turmeric, jackfruit, bamboo work, cane work.

''Access to electricity''  All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 17.74% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 46.95%, tap 1.90%, pond 6.98% and others 44.17%.

''Sanitation'' 17.73% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 60.60%' of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 21.67% of households do not have latrine facilities. ''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, hospital 1, satellite clinic 2, family planning centre 1.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[ASA|asa]], [[Proshika|proshika]], CDS, CHCP, IDF, SAS, Hill Vission, Epsha. [Atikur Rahman]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Kawkhali Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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