Chakaria Health and Demographic Surveillance System Report - 2019 Focusing on Health and Climate Change

Abstract

Chakaria is one of the 492 Upazilas (sub-district) in Bangladesh, located between latitudes 21o34' and 21o55' North and longitudes 91o54' and 92o13' East in the southeastern coast of the Bay of Bengal. Administratively, it is under Cox’s Bazar district with an estimated population of 5,64,539* in 2019. The highway from Chattogram to Cox’s Bazar passes through Chakaria. The east side of Chakaria is hilly, while on the west side towards the Bay of Bengal is lowland. A map showing the location of Chakaria HDSS area is presented in Figure 1.