Patenga Thana
Patenga
পতেঙ্গা | |
|---|---|
Patenga Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°15′30″N 91°48′00″E / 22.25833°N 91.80000°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 164,019 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4204[3] |
| Area code | 031[4] |
| Website | Official map of Patenga |
Patenga (Bengali: পতেঙ্গা) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.[5] Patenga is known as the Golden gateway of Bangladesh. For over thousands of years traders from all over the world including Portuguese, British, French, Roman came to this land entering through patenga
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Patenga Thana had 42,884 households and a population of 164,019. 8.83% of the population were under 5 years of age. Patenga had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 84.82%: 86.87% for males and 82.55% for females, and a sex ratio of 109.79 males for every 100 females.[6]
Education
According to Banglapedia, BAF Shaheen College, Chittagong, Chittagong Steel Mills High School, Eastern Refinery Model High School, Patenga High School, and Rangamati Government High School are notable secondary schools.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Geographic coordinates of Chattagram Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b Baten, Md. Abdul (2012). "Patenga Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chattogram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-247-4.