Pekua Upazila

Pekua
Upazila
Mognama Jetty on the Kutubdia Channel
Coordinates: 21°49′36″N91°58′08″E / 21.8266°N 91.9689°E / 21.8266; 91.9689
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Cox's Bazar
Area
• Total	139.61 km2 (53.90 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	171,538
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	pekua.coxsbazar.gov.bd

Pekua is an upazila, or sub-district, of Cox's Bazar District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. ^{[1] [2]}

Administration

Pekua Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Barabakia, Magnama, Pekua, Rajakhali, Shilkhali, Taitong, and Ujantia. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 125 villages. ^[3]

Demographics

Religions in Pekua upazila (2011) [4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			99.11%
Hinduism			0.81%
Other or not stated			0.08%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Pekua upazila had 31,944 households and a population of 171,538. 53,340 (31.10%) were under 10 years of age. Pekua had an average literacy rate of 35.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males. 29,182 (17.02%) of the population lived in urban areas. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "upazila List". Bangladesh National Portal.
2. "List of Upazila Nirbahi Officers". Ministry of Public Administration. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
3. "District Statistics 2011: Cox's Bazar" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Cox's Bazar" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
5. "Community Tables: Cox's Bazar district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.