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'''Kaptai Upazila''' ([[Rangamati District|rangamati district]]) area 259 sq km, located in between 22°21' and 22°35' north latitudes and in between 92°05' and 92°18' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Rangamati Sadar Upazila|rangamati sadar]] and [[Kawkhali Upazila (Rangamati District)|kawkhali]] upazilas on the north, [[Rajasthali Upazila|rajasthali]] upazila on the south, [[Belaichhari Upazila|belaichhari]] on the east, [[Rangunia Upazila|rangunia]] and Kawkhali upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 66135; male 36677, female 29458; Muslim 38759, Hindu 4049, Buddhist 579, Christian 22696 and others 52. Indigenous communities such as [[Chakmas, The|chakma]], [[Marma, The|marma]], Tanchanga and[[Tripuris, The| tripura]] belong to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main river: [[Karnafuli River|karnafuli]];' [[Kaptai Lake|kaptai lake]] is notable.

''Administration'' Kaptai Thana was formed in 1966 and it was turned into an upazila on 7 November 1983.

{| 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
|-
|
-
|
5
|
10
|
148
|
44871
|
21264
|
255
|
68.3
|
42.9
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area (sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density<br>
(per sq km)
|
Literacy rate<br>
(%)
|-
|
108.78
|
3
|
44871
|
412
|
68.27
|}
{| 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
|-
|
Wagga 86
|
12160
|
4760
|
3812
|
43.93
|-
|
Kaptai 57
|
24320
|
10654
|
7575
|
66.78
|-
|
Chandraghona 19
|
12160
|
11155
|
8525
|
77.07
|-
|
Chitmaram 38
|
7040
|
2189
|
2096
|
43.67
|-
|
Raikhali 76
|
20480
|
7919
|
7450
|
43.83
|}

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

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 60.3%; male 67.2%, female 51.5%. Educational institutions: college 1, secondary school 5, vocational educational institution 1, primary school 100.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 32.02%, non-agricultural labourer 8.14%, commerce 11.87%, transport and communication 2.13%, service 36.83%, construction 1.08%, religious service 0.20%, rent and remittance 0.46% and others 7.27%.

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

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 56.55%, landless 43.45%; agricultural landowner: urban 63.39% and rural 43.52%.'

''Main crops'' Paddy, hilly potato, cotton, ginger, vegetables.

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

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 77.50 km, semi-pucca road 24 km, mud road 158 km.

''Noted manufactories'' Chandraghona Paper Mill, Rayon Industry, Kaptai Hydro-Electric Project, engineering workshop, steel mill.

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

''Tourist spots'' Kaptai National Park, Kaptai Lake, Chhit Murong Pagoda'''. '''

''Main exports'' Banana, electricity, cotton, ginger, jackfruit, bamboo and cane products.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 52.68%' of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 23.39%, tap 42.90%, pond 2.60% and others 31.11%.

''Sanitation'' 45.83% (rural 17.12% and urban 60.92%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 40.07% (rural 49.16% and urban 35.29%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 14.10% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 8, satellite clinic 2, upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 1.

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

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

[[bn:কাপ্তাই উপজেলা]]

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