Rangamati
রাঙ্গামাটি | |
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Nickname: Lake City of Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 22°38′N 92°12′E / 22.633°N 92.200°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Chittagong |
District | Rangamati |
Upazila | Rangamati Sadar |
Government | |
• Incumbent MP | Dipankar Talukdar |
• Mayor | Akbar Hossain Chowdhury |
• Ruling Party | AL |
Area | |
• Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 14 m (49 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 106,060 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal Code | 4500 |
Area code | 0351 |
Climate | Am |
Rangamati (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি;) is the administrative headquarter and town of Rangamati Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of 14 metres (46 ft).[1] It is also where Ropuiliani, a Mizo chieftess, was jailed and died, during British rule in Mizoram.[2][3]
From Chittagong a 77 kilometres (48 mi) road leads to Rangamati. The township is located on the western bank of the Kaptai lake. Rangamati is a holiday destination because of its landscape, scenery, lake, indigenous groups (Chakma, Marma, Mizo, Tripuri, Tanchangya, etc.), flora and fauna, indigenous museum and hanging bridge.[citation needed]