Kaptai Upazila


Kaptai is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Notable landmarks are the Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station, the only Hydro-electric power plant of Bangladesh. The Kaptai Dam, built for this purpose on the Karnaphuli River, created the Kaptai Lake, the largest man-made dam in Bangladesh.

Geography

Kaptai is located at . It has 12992 households and total area 259 km².

Demographics

At the 2001 Bangladesh census, Kaptai had a population of 66,135. Males constituted 55.45% of the population, and females 44.55%. The population of those aged 18 and older was 32,352. The average literacy rate was 49.9%.

Points of interest

is one of the greatest paper mills in Asia. It streams alongside Karnaphuli river. The distance between Chittagong and the mill is forty eight kilometers.

Kaptai National Park

is situated at Rangamati. It was established in 1999 and its area is 5,464.78 hectares.
It is situated on the bank of the Karnaphuli river. It takes one and half hour to reach there from the city Chittagong.

Administration

Kaptai has 5 Unions/Wards, 10 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 144 villages.
The names of the unions given below,