Bandarban

district in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division

Key facts

Country: Bangladesh
Division: Chittagong Division
As a district: 18 April 1981
Capital: Bandarban
Type: District Council
Body: Bandarban Hill District Council
Deputy commissioner: Yasmin Parvin Tibriji
Chief executive officer: A. T. M. Kawser Hossain
Total: 4,479.03 km (1,729.36 sq mi)
Density: 107.413/km (278.198/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+06:00 ( BST )
Area code: 0361
Iso 3166 code

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Bandarban (Bengaals: বান্দরবান) is sinds 1981 een district (zila) in de divisie Chittagong, tegenwoordig Chattagram, in Zuidoost-Bangladesh. De naam van het district betekent letterlijk 'de dam van de apen'. Khagrachari, Rangamati en Bandarban vormen samen de regio Chittagong Hill Tracts.

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