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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
 • Total214,357
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4770[2]
Websitepekua.coxsbazar.gov.bd

Pekua is an upazila, or sub-district, of Cox's Bazar District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.[3][4]

Administration

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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.[5]

Demographics

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Religions in Pekua Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion Percent
Islam
98.84%
Hinduism
0.75%
Other or not stated
0.41%

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.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "upazila List". Bangladesh National Portal.
  4. ^ "List of Upazila Nirbahi Officers". Ministry of Public Administration. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Cox's Bazar" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cox’s Bazar (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-266-5.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Cox's Bazar" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "Community Tables: Cox's Bazar district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.


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