
Khagrachhari District
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Khagrachari (Bengali: খাগড়াছড়ি) is a district in the Chittagong Division of Southeastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region.
District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
Khagrachari
খাগড়াছড়ি | |
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![]() View of Konglak Hill, Khagrachari | |
Nickname: প্রাকৃতিক সৌন্দর্যের রাণী (The Queen of Natural Beauty) / উপত্যকার শহর (The City of Valleys) | |
Motto: বৈচিত্র্যে সৌন্দর্য (Beauty Lies in Diversity) | |
![]() Location of Khagrachari District within Bangladesh | |
![]() Expandable map of Khagrachari District | |
Coordinates: 23.0417°N 91.9944°E / 23.0417; 91.9944 | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Chittagong Division |
Government | |
• MP | Kujendra Lal Tripura (Awami League) |
• Deputy Commissioner | Protap Chandra Biswas [1] |
• District Council Chairman | Mongsui Pru Chowdhury [2] |
• Chief Executive Officer | Md. Nuruzzaman [3] |
• Mayor of Khagrachari | Nirmalendu Chowdhury |
Area | |
• Total | 2,749.16 km2 (1,061.46 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)[4] | |
• Total | 714,119 |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
Demonym | Khagrasoria |
Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
Postal code | 4400 |
HDI (2018) | 0.593[5] medium · 14th of 21 |
Website | www |