Rangamati

Rangamati রাঙ্গামাটি
Town
Nickname:  Lake City of Bangladesh
Rangamati Location in Chittagong Division Show map of Chittagong division Rangamati Location in Bangladesh Show map of Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°38′N 92°12′E / 22.633°N 92.200°E / 22.633; 92.200
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Rangamati
Upazila	Rangamati Sadar
Government
• Incumbent MP	Vacant
• Mayor	Akbar Hossain Chowdhury (Resigned)
• Ruling Party	Currently following lead under the Interim Government
Area
• Total	21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (49 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	106,060
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal Code	4500
Area code	0351
Climate	Am

Rangamati (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি is the administrative headquarter and town of Rangamati District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of 14 metres (46 ft).^[1] It was the capital of the Chakma kingdom during the British rule in Chittagong hill tracts.

From Chittagong a 77 kilometres (48 mi) road leads to Rangamati. The township is located on the western bank of the Kaptai lake. Rangamati is a holiday destination because of its landscape, scenery, lake, indigenous groups (Chakma, Marma, Mizo, Tripuri, Tanchangya, etc.), flora and fauna, indigenous museum and hanging bridge.^{[citation needed]}

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Rangamati city had a population of 1,05,950 and a literacy rate of 85.62%.^{[3]: 388–394}

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Rangamati city had 18,355 households and a population of 84,000. 15,635 (18.61%) were under 10 years of age. Rangamati had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.13%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 870 females per 1000 males. Ethnic population was 24,565 (29.24%), of which Chakma were 20,904, Marma 1,132 and Tanchangya 788.

Rangamati is surrounded by natural features like as mountains, rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. Rangamati is also home to several ethnic groups. Some of the most popular attractions are:^{[citation needed]}

• Sajek Valley
• Kaptai Lake^[4]
• Konglak Haphong

• Parijat Kusum Chakma
• Aung Shwe Prue Chowdhury
• Binoy Kumar Dewan
• Kamini Mohan Dewan
• Moni Swapan Dewan
• Subimal Dewan, advisor on Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs to President Ziaur Rahman, died in the College Gate area in 2009.^[10]
• Santu Larma
• Manabendra Narayan Larma
• Chaithoai Roaza
• Dipankar Talukdar
• Ushatan Talukder
• Shobha Rani Tripura

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  Rangamati-Kaptai Highway, Rangamati
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  Rangamati, Lake Kaptai
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  Kaptai Lake
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  Lower portion of the Shuvolong Fall
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  Mummified Body of the Top Mohanto at Rajbana Vihara
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  Rajbana Vihara, a renowned Buddhist Temple at Rangamati
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  Wild Asian elephant, can be seen in the hilly forests of Rangamati
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  Kaptai Lake Barkal Upazila
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  Shuvolong waterfall in dry season
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  Life in Water
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  Hanging bridge Rangamati

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