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.
Rangamati
রাঙ্গামাটি | |
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| Nickname: Lake City of Bangladesh | |
  Rangamati Location in Chittagong Division  Rangamati Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°38′N 92°12′E / 22.633°N 92.200°E | |
| 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 |
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]
Demographics
editAccording 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.
Tourist attractions
editRangamati 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]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Rangamati | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.1 (0.20) |
24.3 (0.96) |
62.1 (2.44) |
147.9 (5.82) |
319.7 (12.59) |
504.8 (19.87) |
572.6 (22.54) |
435.2 (17.13) |
259.6 (10.22) |
152.2 (5.99) |
55.7 (2.19) |
9.5 (0.37) |
2,548.7 (100.34) |
| Average precipitation days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 114 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Source: Bangladesh Meteorological Department[5][6][7][8][9] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
edit- 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
Gallery
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Rangamati-Kaptai Highway, Rangamati -
Rangamati, Lake Kaptai -
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Lower portion of the Shuvolong Fall -
Mummified Body of the Top Mohanto at Rajbana Vihara -
Rajbana Vihara, a renowned Buddhist Temple at Rangamati -
Wild Asian elephant, can be seen in the hilly forests of Rangamati -
Kaptai Lake Barkal Upazila -
Shuvolong waterfall in dry season -
Life in Water -
Hanging bridge Rangamati
References
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- ^ Location of Rangamati - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ "2022 Census of Bangladesh - Preliminary Report". Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
- ^ "Top Things to Do in Rangamati". Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Monthly Maximum Temperature". Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Monthly Minimum Temperature". Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Normal Monthly Rainfall". Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Normal Monthly Rainy Day". Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Normal Monthly Humidity". Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Subimal Dewan passes away". The Daily Star. 3 July 2009.