Bandarban District
Bandarban Hill District
বান্দরবান পার্বত্য জেলা | |
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Location of Bandarban in Bangladesh | |
Expandable map of Bandarban District | |
| Coordinates: 21°48′N 92°24′E / 21.800°N 92.400°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| As a District | 18 April 1981 |
| Capital | Bandarban |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Council |
| • Body | Bandarban Hill District Council |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Yasmin Parvin Tibriji |
| • Chief Executive Officer | A. T. M. Kawser Hossain |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,479.03 km2 (1,729.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 481,106 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4600 |
| Area code | 0361 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-01 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.574 medium · 19th of 20 |
| Website | bandarban |
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Bandarban District (Bengali: বান্দরবান জেলা), officially Bandarban Hill District, is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division. It is one of the three hill districts of Bangladesh and a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the others being Rangamati District and Khagrachhari District. Bandarban district (4,479 km2) is not only the most remote district of the country, but also the least populous (population 388,000). There is an army contingent at Bandarban Cantonment.