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Pekua Upazila

Coordinates: 21°49′36″N 91°58′08″E / 21.8266°N 91.9689°E / 21.8266; 91.9689
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Pekua
Mognama Jetty on the Kutubdia Channel
Mognama Jetty on the Kutubdia Channel
Location of Pekua
Coordinates: 21°49′36″N 91°58′08″E / 21.8266°N 91.9689°E / 21.8266; 91.9689
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictCox's Bazar
Area
 • Total139.61 km2 (53.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total171,538
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitepekua.coxsbazar.gov.bd

Pekua is an upazila, or sub-district, of Cox's Bazar District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.[1][2]

Administration

Pekua Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Barabakia, Magnama, Pekua, Rajakhali, Shilkhali, Taitong, and Ujantia. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 125 villages.[3]

Demographics

Religions in Pekua upazila (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
99.11%
Hinduism
0.81%
Other or not stated
0.08%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Pekua upazila had 31,944 households and a population of 171,538. 53,340 (31.10%) were under 10 years of age. Pekua had an average literacy rate of 35.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males. 29,182 (17.02%) of the population lived in urban areas.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "upazila List". Bangladesh National Portal.
  2. ^ "List of Upazila Nirbahi Officers". Ministry of Public Administration. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Cox's Bazar" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Cox's Bazar" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "Community Tables: Cox's Bazar district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.