Pekua Upazila
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Pekua | |
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 Mognama Jetty on the Kutubdia Channel | |
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| Coordinates: 21°49′36″N 91°58′08″E / 21.8266°N 91.9689°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Cox's Bazar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 139.61 km2 (53.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 171,538 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | pekua |
Pekua is an upazila, or sub-district, of Cox's Bazar District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.[1][2]
Administration[edit]
Pekua Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Barabakia, Magnama, Pekua, Rajakhali, Shilkhali, Taitong, and Ujantia. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 125 villages.[3]
Demographics[edit]
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Pekua upazila had 31,944 households and a population of 171,538. 53,340 (31.10%) were under 10 years of age. Pekua had an average literacy rate of 35.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males. 29,182 (17.02%) of the population lived in urban areas.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "upazila List". Bangladesh National Portal.
- ^ "List of Upazila Nirbahi Officers". Ministry of Public Administration. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Cox's Bazar" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Cox's Bazar" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Cox's Bazar district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
Capital: Cox's Bazar | ||
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