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Teknaf Beach |
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Teknaf river |
Teknaf is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It frames the southernmost point in territory Bangladesh (St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point). The name of the locale originates from the Naf River which frames the Eastern limit of the upazila. It imparts the outskirt to Burma.
Geography
Teknaf is situated at 20.8667°N 92.3000°E. It has 23, 675 family units and an aggregate region of 388.68 km². The tidal extent at the Teknaf beach front region is solid affected by the Naaf stream estuary. The region has a warm tropical atmosphere and adequate precipitation to empower it to bolster a wide natural differing qualities.
Demographics
As indicated by the 1991 Bangladesh statistics, Teknaf had a populace of 152,557. Guys constituted 51.81% of the populace, and females 48.19%. The populace matured 18 or over was 64,417. Teknaf had a normal education rate of 16.6% (7+ years), against the national normal of 32.4%.
Vacation destinations
On account of its geological area this subdistrict has turned into a fascination for remote and neighborhood visitors. In light of the tropical climate of Bangladesh most visitors for the most part go to visit this spot amid winter or in the middle of winter and pre-winter (October to March). It is around 90 kilometers (56 mi) from Cox's Bazar. Its authentic instructive establishments incorporate Teknaf College, Teknaf Pilot High School and Teknaf Govt. Elementary School.
Teknaf Peninsula is one of the longest sandy shoreline biological systems (80 km) on the planet. It speaks to a transitional ground for the fauna of the Indo-Himalayan and Indo-Malayan environmental sub-districts. Imperative living spaces at the site incorporate mangrove, mudflats, shorelines and sand hills, waterways and tidal ponds and marine living space. Mangrove timberland happens in Teknaf promontory both as common backwoods with planted stands and for the most part circulated in the intertidal zone. The Teknaf landmass mangroves underpins the natural surroundings of 161 distinct types of fish (Chowdhury et al., 2011). Teknaf held woods is one of the most seasoned saved backwoo