Rangamati (Chakma) রাঙ্গামাটি(Bengali) | |
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Rajban Vihara(Buddhist Monastery), Rangamati | |
Nickname(s): Lake City of Bangladesh | |
Rangamati | |
Coordinates: 22°38′N 92°12′E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong Division |
District | Rangamati District |
devoloping city | |
Government | |
• Pouroshava Mayor | Habibur Rahman |
• Chakma Raja (Chakma Circle Chief) | Debashish Roy |
Elevation | 49 ft (14 m) |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
• Summer (DST) | BDST (UTC) |
Postal Code | 4500 |
Area code(s) | 0351 |
It's a travel destination of Bangladesh which is known as "Lake City".
From Chittagong a 77 km road amidst green fields and winding hills leads to Rangamati; which is a wonderful repository of scenic splendours with flora and fauna of varied descriptions. The township is located on the western bank of the Kaptai lake. Rangamati is a favourite holiday destination because of its beautiful landscape, scenic beauty, lake, colourful indigenus groups (Chakma, Marma etc), its flora and fauna, indigenous museum, hanging bridge, homespun textile products, ivory jewellery and the indigenous men and women who fashion them. For tourists, the attractions of Rangamati are numerous. Indigenous life, fishing, speed boat cruising, hiking, bathing or merely enjoying nature as it is.
Notable landmarks
Indigenous Museum : The only Indigenous Cultural Museum in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region was established at Rangamati town in 1978 and run by the Tribal Cultural Institute. It preserves valuable objects and articles of different tribes depicting their socio-economic, cultural and historical tradition. These include typical indigenous dresses, ornaments, arms and ammunitions, coins, statues made of wood, bronze and other metals, musical instruments, ivory products, handicrafts, paintings on tribal life etc.
Open: Saturday- Thursday, 10.00 a.m.- 4.00 p.m. Closed: Friday & Public Holidys. Admission is free.