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Background of District Administration

Chattogram's administrative structure was developed during the Mughal period. The area was divided into several parganas and it was ruled by the Mughals for 94 years. In 1666, Chattogram district was formed. Since then Chittagong Hill Tracts, or the current three Hill districts, were included in the Chattogram district. In 1860, a separate administrative unit was established in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and in 1881, permanent border was drawn between Chattogram and Chittagong Hill Tracts.

The present boundary of Chattogram district is: coastline of the Bay of Bengal on the west, Feni river and India on the north, Chittagong Hill Tracts on the east and Cox's Bazar district on the south. The islands of Sandwip is part of Chattogram district. Once upon a time, Kutubdia, Matarbari, Maheshkhali, Sonadia, along with a few small islands were included in Chattogram. When the sub-divisional system was established in 1854, a separate sub-division was formed with the headquarters of Cox's Bazar without Sandwip. In 1984, Cox's Bazar subdivision was transformed into a district separating from Chattogram district.

There is 1 city corporation, 15 municipal corporations, 32 thanas, 15 upazilas, 192 unions, 287 mahallas and 1287 villages in Chattogram district. Upazilas - Anwara, Bashuchkhali, Boalkhali, Chandanaish, Fatikchari, Hathazari, Lohagara, Mirsarai, Patiya, Rangunia, Raozan, Sandwip, Satkania, Sitakunda and Karnaphuli.