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People of Greater Chittagong mainly speak [[Chittagonian language]]. Chittagonian is the spoken by almost all people of [[Chittagong District]] and [[Cox’s Bazar District ]]. [[Bengalis]] of [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]] also speaks [[Chittagonian language ]]. But ethnic minorities have their own language like [[Chakma people]] speaks [[Chakma Language]], [[Marma people]] and [[Rakhaine people]] speaks [[Rakhine language]], [[Tripuri people]] speaks [[Kokborok]]. <ref>https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chittagonian_phrasebook</ref> |
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==Demographics== |
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 10 December 2025
Historic district of Bangladesh
Place in Bangladesh
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Greater Chittagong বৃহত্তর চট্টগ্রাম |
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| Country | Bangladesh |
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21,119.07 km2 (8,154.12 sq mi) |
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13,835,544 |
| • Density | 655.1209/km2 (1,696.755/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Bengalis, Chakmas, Marmas, Rakhine, Tripura, Mros, Tanchangyas, Bawm, Chak, Khyang, Khumi, Pankho, Lushei |
| • Religions (2022 census) |
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| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (Bangladesh Standard Time) |
Greater Chittagong is a historic district of Bangladesh, established in 1666.
Greater Chittagong district was established in 1666.
In 1860, it was divided into two districts: Plane Chittagong District and Chittagong Hill Tracts.
In 1984, Plane Chittagong District was further divided into Chittagong District and Cox’s Bazar District. Chittagong Hill Tracts was also divided into Rangamati District, Khagrachhari District and Bandarban District.
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Language and culture
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People of Greater Chittagong mainly speak Chittagonian language. Chittagonian is the spoken by almost all people of Chittagong District and Cox’s Bazar District . Bengalis of Chittagong Hill Tracts also speaks Chittagonian language . But ethnic minorities have their own language like Chakma people speaks Chakma Language, Marma people and Rakhaine people speaks Rakhine language, Tripuri people speaks Kokborok. [1]
According to cencus 2022, population of Greater Chittagong totalled 13,835,545. Among them, Muslims are 11,517,356, Hindus are 1,260,089, Buddhists are 961,530, Christians are 70,110 and 26,459 follows others religion.
There are different ethnic minorities living in Greater Chittagong. Among them, Chakmas are the largest and Marmas are the second largest ethnic group. There are also Tripura, Rakhaine, Mru and Tanchangya.[3]
