Rangamati

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 m. It is also where Ropuiliani, a Mizo chieftess, was jailed and died, during British rule in Mizoram.

From Chittagong a 77 km 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.

Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Rangamati city had a population of 58,875 and a literacy rate of 85.62%.

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Rangamati city had 18,355 households and a population of 84,000. 15,635 (18.61%) were under 10 years of age. Rangamati had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.13%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 870 females per 1000 males. Ethnic population was 24,565 (29.24%), of which Chakma were 20,904, Marma 1,132 and Tanchangya 788.

Tourist attractions
Rangamati is surrounded by natural features like as mountains, rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. Rangamati is also home to several ethnic groups. Some of the most popular attractions are:
 * Sajek Valley
 * Kaptai Lake
 * Konglak Haphong

Notable people

 * Parijat Kusum Chakma
 * Aung Shwe Prue Chowdhury
 * Binoy Kumar Dewan
 * Kamini Mohan Dewan
 * Moni Swapan Dewan
 * Subimal Dewan, advisor on Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs to President Ziaur Rahman, died in the College Gate area in 2009.
 * Santu Larma
 * Manabendra Narayan Larma
 * Chaithoai Roaza
 * Dipankar Talukdar
 * Ushatan Talukder
 * Shobha Rani Tripura