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The
Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is
a distinct region in terms of
its ethnic, cultural and
environmental diversity to the
rest of Bangladesh
Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) the
only extensive hilly area in
Bangladesh lies in southeastern
part of the country (21°25ŽN to
23°45ŽN latitude and 91°54ŽE to
92°50ŽE longitude) bordering
Myanmar on the southeast, the
Indian state of Tripura on the
north, Mizoram on the east and
Chittagong district on the west.
The area of the Chittagong Hill
Tracts is about 13,184 sq km,
which is approximately one-tenth
of the total area of Bangladesh.
The Chittagong Hill Tracts,
combining three hilly districts
of Bangladesh Rrangamati,
khagrachhari and Bandarban
districts. The area of the
Chittagong Hill Tracts is about
13,295 sq km, which is
approximately one-tenth of the
total area of Bangladesh.
Total population enumerated in
the 1991 census was 9,74,447 of
which 5,01,114 were tribals and
rest are from different
communities. The local tribes,
collectively known as the Jumma,
include the Chakma, Marma,
Tripura, Tenchungya, Chak,
Pankho, Mru, Murung, Bawm,
Lushai, Khyang, and Khumi. Among
the non tribal communities most
of the inhabitants are Bengali
Muslim settlers. The remainder
are followers of Hinduism,
Christianity. and Animism. These
tribal and non tribal population
of CHT living there keeping
communal harmony and their own
ethnic cultural, religious and
linguistic diversity from a long
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