Khagrachari is a fast-growing city, which is 273 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Chengi River and well connected with road and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared a Municipality in 1984. Khagrachari is one of the 53 district level municipalities in the country.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Khagrachari city population was 47,278. The urban population growth is 2.40% per year. Considering 10% floating population, such as farmers and traders, comes to the city every day, the present (2020) population is estimated to be around 64,300.
The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that only twenty seven percent (27%) of the excreta flow is classified as safely managed, and the remaining seventy three percent (73%) is classified as unsafely managed.
CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2024). SFD (Lite) Report - Khagrachari Municipality, Bangladesh CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE
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