Guimara
মহালছড়ি
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
 • Total243.46 km2 (94.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total44,202
 • Density180/km2 (470/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.[1] Brigadier General Mohammad Shahriar Jaman is the commander of the Guimara region.[2]

Administration

It has an area of 243.46 km2.

The upazila has three unions:[3]

  • Guimara Union
  • Halfchari Union
  • Sindukchhari Union

Demographics

Religions in Guimara upazila (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
 
 48.36%
Islam
 
 28.91%
Hinduism
 
 22.29%
Other or not stated
 
 0.44%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, what is now Guimara upazila had 9,335 households and a population of 44,202. 12,664 (28.65%) were under 10 years of age. Guimara had an average literacy rate of 37.27%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural.[4] The ethnic population was 29,903 (67.65%), of which Marma were 17,702, Tripura 8,493 and Chakma 3,560.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Guimara upazila office works from a room of the union parishad". The Business Standard. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "4 killed as BGB, villagers clash in Khagrachhari". UNB. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Detailed Map of Guimara Upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh - Tourism Directory of Bangladesh". thebangladesh.net. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Khagrachhari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ↑ "Community Tables: Khagrachhari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.


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