Panchhari is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Panchhari is located at 23.2903°N, 91.9°W. It has 14,154 households and total area 334.10 km2.

History

Panchhari is the site of a massacre by Shanti Bahini, the armed wing of the separtist Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti party in 1996.

Demographics

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Panchhari upazila had a population of 68,678. The ethnic population was 46,000 (66.98%), of which Chakma were 30,270, Tripura 13,295 and Marma 2,143.

Administration

Panchhari Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Chengi, Latiban, Logang, Panchhari, and Ultachari. The union parishads are subdivided into 7 mauzas and 220 villages. Chairman: Sarbottom Chakma Vice Chairman: Woman Vice Chairman: Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):