Rangamati (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি; Chakma:𑄢𑄋𑄟𑄖𑄴𑄳𑄠 ) is the administrative headquarter and town of Rangamati Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of 14 metres (46 ft).[1] The district is administered by an office named as District Administration, Rangamati.
Rangamati
রাঙ্গামাটি 𑄢𑄋𑄟𑄖𑄴𑄳𑄠 | |
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Town | |
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Nickname: Lake City of Bangladesh | |
![]() ![]() Rangamati Location in Chittagong Division Show map of Chittagong division![]() ![]() Rangamati Location in Bangladesh Show map of Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 22°38′N 92°12′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Chittagong Division |
District | Rangamati District |
Government | |
• Incumbent MP | Dipankar Talukdar |
• Mayor | Akbar Hossain Chowdhury |
• Rulling Party | Awami League |
Area | |
• Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 14 m (49 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 66,836 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal Code | 4500 |
Area code | 0351 |
Climate | Am |
From Chittagong a 77 kilometres (48 mi) road leads to Rangamati. The township is located on the western bank of the Kaptai lake. Rangamati is a holiday destination because of its landscape, scenic beauty, lake, indigenous groups (Chakma, Marma, Tripuri, Tanchangya, Pangkhua etc.), flora and fauna, indigenous museum, hanging bridge etc.
Rangamati is surrounded by natural features like as mountains, rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. Rangamati is also home to several ethnic groups. Some of the most popular attractions are:
Climate data for Rangamati | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.1 (0.20) |
24.3 (0.96) |
62.1 (2.44) |
147.9 (5.82) |
319.7 (12.59) |
504.8 (19.87) |
572.6 (22.54) |
435.2 (17.13) |
259.6 (10.22) |
152.2 (5.99) |
55.7 (2.19) |
9.5 (0.37) |
2,548.7 (100.34) |
Average precipitation days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 114 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
Source: Bangladesh Meteorological Department[3][4][5][6][7] |
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