Fatikchhari Upazila
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Fatikchhari ফটিকছড়ি |
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| Upazila | |
 Fatikchhari
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| Coordinates: 22°41′N 91°48.3′E / 22.683°N 91.8050°ECoordinates: 22°41′N 91°48.3′E / 22.683°N 91.8050°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 607.31 km2 (234.48 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 388,013 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Fatikchhari |
Fatikchhari (Bengali: ফটিকছড়ি) is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
It is one of the largest Upazilas of Bangladesh. It is a fertile valley between the Sitakunda Hills and the Hills of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. These two hill ranges become one at the northernmost point of the upazila and they widen apart as they proceed southwards. There is no particular geographical place in the Upazila called Fatickchari, rather the entire upazila takes its name from one small all-season rivulet known as Fatickchari Khal that originates in the Sitakund Hills on the West and enters the Upazila at Bhujpur Union before joining the River Halda, the longest river in Fatikchhari Upazila that runs through the upazila along almost its entire length. Dhurung is its second longest river. There are some small rivers (khals) originating from the hills both on the eastern and western flanks, all being tributaries of the Halda flowing southwards to the sea. Among them are Gazaria, Fatickchari, Baramasia, Mandakini, Balukhali etc. In between the two hill ranges, Fatickchari consists of flat farmland annually affected by flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in the hilly catchment areas and the water being drained by several small rivers and the Halda.
It is surrounded by Tripura (India) to the north, Hathazari and Kawkhali upazila (Rangamati District) to the south, Ramgarh, Manikchhari, Lakshmichhari, and Raozan upazilas on the east, Mirsharai and Sitakunda upazilas on the west.
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