Teknaf Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Teknaf
skyline = Teknaf Ghat.jpg
skyline_caption = Teknaf launch station
locator_position = right
latd = 20.8667
longd = 92.3000
division_name = Chittagong Division
district = Cox's Bazar District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 152557
population_density = 393
area_total = 388.68
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/coxsbazar/Teknaf.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Teknaf
footnotes =

Teknaf ( _bn. টেকনাফ "Ṭeknaf") is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh (St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point). The name of the region comes from the Naf River which forms the easter boundary of the upazila.

Geography

Teknaf is located at coord|20.8667|N|92.3000|E| . It has 23675 units of house hold and total area 388.68 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Teknaf has a population of 152557. Males constitute are 51.81% of the population, and females 48.19%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 64417. Teknaf has an average literacy rate of 16.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Teknaf has 6 Unions/Wards, 13 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 133 villages.

Attractions

Teknaf is the most southern or south-eastern coastal subdistrict under the Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh. This is the only place Bangladesh which is connected with Myanmar (former Burma) by a small river called Naf River of Bangladesh. Because of its geographical location this subdistrict has developed as most interesting place for the foreign and local tourists. Because of tropical weather of Bangladesh most of the tourist usually go to visit this place during winter or in between winter and autumn (October to March). It is about 100 km far away from Cox's Bazar and well connected with various kinds of luxurious bus services.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References