Cox's Bazar District (chittagong division) area 2382.38 sq km, located in between 20°43' and 21°56' north latitudes and in between 91°50' and 92°23' east longitudes. It is bounded by chittagong district on the north, bay of bengal on the south, bandarban district, arakan (Myanmar) and the naf river on the east, the Bay of Bengal on the west. The longest sea beach of the world belongs to Cox's Bazar. It is the seventh largest district of the 11 districts of Chittagong division and holds the 26th' position among the 64 districts of Bangladesh. Almost half of the total area of the district represents the hilly region and the other half is the coastal islands. Main offshore islands of the district are maheshkhali, kutubdia, Matarbari, Sonadia, Shah Pari and st martin's island or Jinjira. Recently the Shah Pari Island has been joined with the main land. Since it is a coastal district, the area of Cox's Bazar changes to bigger or smaller due to erosion resulting in the formation of islands and char.
Population Total 2169668; male 1108901, female 1060767; Muslim 2036948, Hindu 92408, Buddhist 37805, Christian 1456 and others 1051
Weather The district having been a coastal region often becomes victim to sea storm, tidal bore, hurricane and cyclone. Temperature: maximum 32.5' Celsius, minimum 14.8' Celsius; total yearly rain fall is 3333 mm.'
Water bodies Main rivers: matamuhuri, bakkhali and Naf; Maheshkhali channel and Kutubdia channel are notable.
Forests Total forest area: 940.58 sq km; main forests consists of Phulchhari Range, Bhumaria-ghona Range, Meher-ghona Range, Bak Khali Range.
Hill ranges The Arakan hill ranges extends towards the southern side of the Himalaya through the eastern part of the district. So the district has more hilly areas.