Chattogram Division
Chattogram is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It was established in 1829, covers 33,909 km², and contains 11 districts with a combined population of about 33.2 M.
Districts of Chattogram Division
All 11, with what each is known for.
Chattogram
Port city, Patenga beach, Foys Lake, mezban
Bangladesh's principal seaport and second-largest city, a hub for shipbuilding, ship-breaking yards, and export-processing zones.
5,283 km² 9.17 MCox's Bazar
World's longest natural sea beach (120 km)
Tourism is the dominant industry, alongside marine fishing and salt production along the coast.
2,492 km² 2.82 MBandarban
Tazing Dong, Nilgiri, Boga Lake, hill tribes
Fruit orchards, especially banana and jackfruit, horticulture, and growing eco-tourism.
4,479 km² 481.1 KRangamati
Kaptai Lake, Hanging Bridge, Sajek gateway
Fisheries on Kaptai Lake, teak and timber forestry, and hydroelectric power generation.
6,116 km² 647.6 KKhagrachhari
Sajek Valley, Alutila Cave, Richang waterfall
Jhum shifting cultivation, orange and banana horticulture, and rapidly growing tourism around Sajek.
2,700 km² 714 KFeni
Muhuri project, Sonagazi coastline
A remittance-heavy economy built on a large expatriate diaspora, plus rice farming supported by the Muhuri irrigation project.
990 km² 1.65 MLakshmipur
Meghna estuary, soybean capital
Bangladesh's leading soybean-producing district, alongside hilsa fishing in the Meghna estuary.
1,456 km² 1.9 MNoakhali
Nijhum Dwip, Bajra Shahi Mosque
Coconut and betel-nut cultivation, fishing, and a large overseas-remittance economy.
3,601 km² 3.63 MCumilla
Mainamati Buddhist ruins, rasmalai
Home to Bangladesh's pioneering rural cooperative movement (the "Comilla Model"), khadi cotton weaving, and food processing.
3,085 km² 6.21 MChandpur
Hilsa capital, Meghna-Padma confluence
Known as Bangladesh's "hilsa capital," with its fish landing centre supplying much of the country's hilsa trade.
1,704 km² 2.6 MBrahmanbaria
Music heritage, Akhaura land port
Border trade through Akhaura land port, agriculture, and natural gas extraction from the Titas gas field.
1,927 km² 3.3 MPlaces to visit in Chattogram
Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach
The longest uninterrupted natural sea beach in the world, running about 120 km from Cox’s Bazar to Teknaf.
Cox's BazarSajek Valley
The "queen of hills" - clouds roll through the resort huts at dawn, 1,800 ft above sea level.
RangamatiSt. Martin's Island
The only coral island of Bangladesh, locally called Narikel Jinjira - coconut, coral and turquoise water.
Cox's BazarNilgiri & Chimbuk
Resorts perched above the cloudline where the fog sits below your balcony at sunrise.
BandarbanNafakhum Waterfall
The largest waterfall by volume in Bangladesh, reached by boat and trek along the Sangu river.
BandarbanKaptai Lake
The largest man-made lake of the country, dotted with islands, hanging bridges and hill villages.
RangamatiNijhum Dwip
A quiet island national park where herds of spotted deer roam the keora forest at dusk.
NoakhaliMahamaya & Foy’s Lake
Kayak between forested hills at Mahamaya and ride the theme park at Foy’s Lake.
ChattogramHimchari National Park
Low hills tumbling straight into the Bay of Bengal - seasonal waterfalls and a lookout over the world’s longest beach.
Cox's BazarBoga Lake (Bogakain)
A legendary crater-shaped lake at 2,400 feet, ringed by Bawm hill villages and reached only on foot.
Bandarban