Urir Char

Urirchar
উড়িরচর
Union Council
No. 1 Urirchar Union Parishad
Urirchar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°41′34″N 91°20′18″E / 22.69278°N 91.33833°E / 22.69278; 91.33833
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictChittagong District
UpazilaSandwip Upazila
Jatiya Sangsad constituencyChittagong-3
Discovered1970-1971
Union1988
Founded bySandwip locals
Named afterUri grass
Government
 • BodyUnion Council
 • ChairmanMuhammad Abdur Rahim
 • SecretaryQadi Muhammad Mehrajul Islam
Area
 • Total
105.23 km2 (40.63 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
13,323
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4302
WebsiteUrircharup.gov.bd

Urir Char (Bengali: উড়িরচর) is an inhabited island in the Bay of Bengal. It is also a union parishad of Sandwip Upazila under Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

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