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Guimara Upazila

Coordinates: 22°57′35″N 91°52′05″E / 22.95972°N 91.86806°E / 22.95972; 91.86806
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Guimara
গুইমারা উপজেলা
Upazila
Location of Guimara
Coordinates: 22°57′35″N 91°52′05″E / 22.95972°N 91.86806°E / 22.95972; 91.86806
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictKhagrachhari
Area
 • Total
243.46 km2 (94.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
53,258
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Guimara Upazila (Bengali: গুইমারা উপজেলা) is an upazila (sub-district) of Khagrachhari District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.

History

Guimara Upazila was established as an upazila on 30 November 2020. As of 2020, the administrative building has not been built. The upazila is administered from Guimara Union Parishad Complex Bhaban due to the lack of a purpose built administrative building.[2] Brigadier General Mohammad Shahriar Jaman is the commander of the Guimara region.[3]

Administration

UNO: Rajeeb Chowdhury.[4]

It has an area of 243.46 km2.

The upazila has three unions:[5]

Demographics

Religions in Guimara Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
 
 46.74%
Islam
 
 30.60%
Hinduism
 
 22.51%
Christianity
 
 0.12%
Other or not stated
 
 0.03%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, what is now Guimara upazila had a population of 53,258. The ethnic population was 34,303 (64.41%), of which Marma were 20,293, Tripura were 10,007, and Chakma 3,927.[6]

Ethnicity in Guimara (2022)[6][7]

  Marma (38.1%)
  Bengali (35.59%)
  Tripura (18.79%)
  Chakma (7.37%)
  Others (0.15%)

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Guimara upazila office works from a room of the union parishad". The Business Standard. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ "4 killed as BGB, villagers clash in Khagrachhari". United News of Bangladesh (UNB). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
  5. ^ "Detailed Map of Guimara Upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh - Tourism Di…". 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
  6. ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khagrachhari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-245-0.
  7. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-


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