Satkania Upazila

Satkania (সাতকানিয়া) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

Geography
Satkania has a total area of 280.99 km2.

It is bounded by Chandanaish Upazila on the north, Lohagara Upazila on the south, Bandarban Sadar upazila on the east, Banshkhali and Anwara Upazilas on the west. Main river is Sangu, Dalu & Hangor; Main depressions are Goribarjheel, Mahalia.

Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Satkania upazila had 70,808 households and a population of 384,806. 101,447 (26.36%) were under 10 years of age. Satkania had an average literacy rate of 52.75%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1069 females per 1000 males. 31,206 (7.83%) of the population lived in urban areas.

Points of interest

 * Sangu River
 * Katakhali Lake
 * Baitul Izzat Area
 * Baitarani-Shilghata Forest Area by the river Sangu
 * Razar Pahar Charati
 * Shahi Eid Gah of Churamani
 * Charati and pukuria Belgao Tea Garden
 * Amilaish Bill and Charanchal
 * Mahaliya Bill (Natural Lake)
 * Satyapirer dargah (Baitul Ijjat)
 * Forestry area of churamani
 * Prantik Lake Holodia
 * Thakur Dighi
 * Daroga Mosque
 * Jangli Pir Mazar, Kanchana
 * Ahzgor Shah Ara (Mazar), Sairtali, Sonakania Union
 * Al-Monsur Jame Masjid, ChamdarPara, nazu seth barri
 * Basar-Mar Pokur, ChhamdarPara, nazu seth barri
 * Play ground of Mokkar Boli Khela, Madarsha.
 * Dowlat shah Mosjid (DowlatShah para) Alinagor
 * Mirzakhil Darbar Sharif
 * Sonakania Manziler Dargah
 * Kazi Bari Jame Masjid, Kanchana

Administration
Satkania thana was established in 1917 and was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Satkania Upazila is divided into Satkania Municipality and 17 union parishads: Amilaisi, Bazalia, Charati, Dharmapur, Dhemsa, Eochia, Kaliais, Kanchana, Keochia, Khagaria, Madarsha, Nalua, Paschim Dhemsa, Purangor, Sadaha, Satkania, and Sonakania. The union parishads are subdivided into 73 mauzas and 84 villages.

Satkania Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.

Educational institution
There are many educational institution. Some of these are:
 * Satkania Government College
 * Satkania Adarsha Mohila College
 * Al Helal Adarsha Degree College
 * North Satkania Jafor Ahmed Chowdhury College
 * Satkania Model High School
 * Mirzakhil High School

Notable residents

 * Abul Fazal, writer and former vice-chancellor of Chittagong University
 * Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin - Bangladeshi politician.
 * Abul Momen -Ekushey Padak recipient Bangladeshi journalist and writer.
 * Abdul Motaleb - Bangladeshi politician.
 * Afzal Ali, medieval poet.
 * A F M Khalid Hossain - Islamic scholar, researcher and writer.
 * Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin - Ekushey Padak recipient Bangladeshi academic.
 * Abu Saleh - Bangladeshi politician and former MNA
 * Dr B M Faizur Rahman - Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter
 * Bimal Guha (born 1952), poet
 * Ibrahim Bin Khalil - Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter.
 * Md. Abu Taher - Vice-chancellor of The University of Chittagong.
 * M. Siddique - Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter.
 * Samsul Islam - Bangladeshi politician
 * Shahjahan Chowdhury - Bangladeshi politician.
 * Sukomal Barua - Ekushey Padak Bangladeshi academic.