Thanchi Upazila

Thanchi is located at . It has 4,872 households and a total area of 1020.82 km2. Thanchi upazila is bordered by Ruma upazila and Rangamati district to the north, Lama and Alikadam upazilas to the west, Rakhine State of Myanmar to the south and Chin State of Myanmar to the east. At the boundary with Ali Kadam Upazila, the Alikadam-Thanchi Road ascends hill Dim Pahar, making it one of the highest motorable roads in Bangladesh. ==Demographics==

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Thanchi Upazila had 6,296 households and a population of 29,790. 11.95% of the population were under 5 years of age. Thanchi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 50.68%: 60.80% for males and 39.16% for females, and a sex ratio of 111.37 males for every 100 females. 10,253 (34.42%) lived in urban areas. Ethnicity and religion 🟨Buddhist majority 🟦 Christian majority As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Thanchi upazila had a population of 29,790. The ethnic population was 26,103 (87.62%), of which Marma were 9,345, Mru 7,021,Tripura 6,336, Khumi 1,829, Bom 685, Chakma 488 and Khyang 359. 🟦 Marma majority 🟧 Tripura majority 🟫 Mro majority ==Administration==

Thanchi Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Balipara, Remakry, Thanchi, and Tindu. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 178 villages. ==Gallery==

File:Remakri রেমাক্রি খাল.jpg|Remakri lake File:Amiakhum আমিয়াখুম ঝর্ণা.jpg|Amiakhum waterfall File:নাফাখুম Nafakhum Waterfalls.jpg|Nafakhum waterfall File:Thanchi.jpg|Sangu river ==See also==