Kutubdia Island Of Bangladesh

Kutubdia Island

Kutubdia Island Of Bangladesh

Kutubdia Island

Coordinates: 21°49′N 91°51.5′ECoordinates: 21°49′N 91°51.5′E

Country: Bangladesh

Division: Chittagong Division

District: Cox's Bazar District

Area:

Total: 215.8 km2 (83.3 sq mi)

Population (1991)

Total: 95,055

Density: 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)

Time zone: BST (UTC+6)

Kutubdia is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The upazila consists of an island in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast near Chakaria, Cox's Bazar.Kutubdia is located at 21.8167°N 91.8583°E. It has 14,463 households and total area 215.8 square kilometres (83.3 sq mi). Climate change and sea level rise threaten to submerge the island in the Bay of Bengal.A police station at Kutubdia was established in 1917. The island was upgraded into an upazila in 1983. Saint Hazrat Abdul Malek Shah was born on this island.Kutubdia has an area of 36 square miles (93 km2), 18 miles (29 km) in length and 2 miles (3.2 km) in breadth. It is famous for the only lighthouse in Bangladesh which was built by the British during the British rule. Kutubdia is rich in producing salt and dried fish, locally known as 'Shutki'.As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kutubdia has a population of 95055. Males constitute are 51.66% of the population, and females 48.34%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 41755. Kutubdia has an average literacy rate of 24.1% (7+ years), the national average being 32.4% literate. The most populated area is Ali Akbar Dale. Thousands of visitors visit this island daily due to journeys and other business related work.Kutubdia has 6 Unions/Wards, 9 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 29 villages. The only town of the island is the Borogoph town, with an area of 9.82 square kilometres.