Guimara Upazila

Guimara গুইমারা উপজেলা
Upazila
Coordinates: 22°57′35″N 91°52′05″E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Khagrachhari
Area
• Total	243.46 km^2 (94.00 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	53,258
• Density	220/km^2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)

Guimara Upazila (Bengali: গুইমারা উপজেলা) is an upazila (sub-district) of Khagrachhari District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.

History

Guimara Upazila was established as an upazila on 30 November 2020. As of 2020, the administrative building has not been built. The upazila is administered from Guimara Union Parishad Complex Bhaban due to the lack of a purpose built administrative building.[2] Brigadier General Mohammad Shahriar Jaman is the commander of the Guimara region.[3]

Administration

UNO: Rajeeb Chowdhury.[4]

It has an area of 243.46 km2.

The upazila has three unions:[5]

• Guimara Union
• Halfchari Union
• Sindukchhari Union

Demographics

Religions in Guimara Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion			Percent
Buddhism			46.74%
Islam			30.60%
Hinduism			22.51%
Christianity			0.12%
Other or not stated			0.03%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, what is now Guimara upazila had a population of 53,258. The ethnic population was 34,303 (64.41%), of which Marma were 20,293, Tripura were 10,007, and Chakma 3,927.[6]

Ethnicity in Guimara (2022)[6][7]

  Marma (38.1%)

  Bengali (35.59%)

  Tripura (18.79%)

  Chakma (7.37%)

  Others (0.15%)

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Guimara upazila office works from a room of the union parishad". The Business Standard. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
3. "4 killed as BGB, villagers clash in Khagrachhari". United News of Bangladesh (UNB). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
4. উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
5. "Detailed Map of Guimara Upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh - Tourism Di…". 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
6. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khagrachhari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-245-0.
7. https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-