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Mahalchari (Bengali: মহালছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Mahalchari মহালছড়ি
Upazila
Mahalchari Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°55.2′N 92°1.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Khagrachari District
Area
• Total	248.64 km2 (96.00 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	32,609
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	mohalchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Geography

Mahalchari is located at 22.9194°N 92.0250°E / 22.9194; 92.0250. It has 6,343 households and total area 248.64 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mahalchari has a population of 32,609. Males constitute 52.95% of the population, and females 47.05%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 16,662. Mahalchari has an average literacy rate of 26.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Mahalchari Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Kayangghat, Mahalchhari, Maschhari, Mubachhari, and Sindukchhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 13 mauzas and 196 villages.[3]

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Priyanka Datta[4]

Upazila Chairman: Bimal Kanti Chakma

Education

Schools

• APBn Ideal School and College[5][6]
• Mohalchari Government High School
• Mohalchari Girls High School

College

• Mohalchari Government College

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

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