Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar
কক্সবাজার | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: City of Tourism | |
| Coordinates: 21°25′38″N 92°00′18″E / 21.42722°N 92.00500°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Cox's Bazar |
| Named after | Hiram Cox |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Municipality |
| • Administrator | Rubaiya Afroz |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 196,374 |
| • Density | 8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4700 |
| Airport | Cox's Bazar International Airport |
| Website | www |
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Cox's Bazar (/ˌkɒksɪz bəˈzɑːr/; Bengali: কক্সবাজার, romanized: Kôksbājār; pronounced [kɔksbadʒaɾ]) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and the headquarters of the Cox's Bazar District and Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila in south-eastern Bangladesh. The city has a population of about 196,000 making it the 26th largest city in Bangladesh. Cox's Bazar Beach, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Bangladesh, it is the longest uninterrupted naturally occurring sea beach in the world.