Kaptai Upazila
| Kaptai Sub-District কাপ্তাই |
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| Upazila | |
 Kaptai Sub-District
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| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Rangamati District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 259 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 66,135 |
| • Density | 255/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Kaptai |
Kaptai (Bengali: কাপ্তাই) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
Notable landmarks are the Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station, the only Hydro-electric power plant of Bangladesh. The Kaptai Dam, built for this purpose on the Karnaphuli River, created the Kaptai Lake, the largest man-made dam in Bangladesh.
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Geography
Kaptai is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. . It has 12992 households and total area 259 km².
Demographics
At the 2001 Bangladesh census, Kaptai had a population of 66,135. Males constituted 55.45% of the population, and females 44.55%. The population of those aged 18 and older was 32,352. The average literacy rate was 49.9% (7+ years).[2]
Administrative
Kaptai has 5 Unions/Wards, 10 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 144 villages.[3]
Tourism
- Kaptai lake
- Karnaphuli Paper Mills
- Kaptai national park
- Navy camp picnic spot
- Joom picnic spot
- Waggachara Tea Estate
- Chitmaram buddhist temple
See also
References
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- ↑ http://www.bbs.gov.bd/RptZillaProfile.aspx Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, geographic unit, 2001 census
External links
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