Pekua | |
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Coordinates: 21°49′36″N 91°58′08″E / 21.8266°N 91.9689°E | |
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 |
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Pekua is an upazila, or sub-district, of Cox's Bazar District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. [1] [2]
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]
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]