Kachua Upazila, Chandpur

Kachua () is an upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography.
Kachua is located in between 23.15 and 23.28 degrees of North latitudes and 90.48 to 91.01 degrees of East longitudes. ( ). It has a total area of 235.82 km2.
Demographics.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kachua Upazila had 76,642 households and a population of 382,139, 7.1% of whom lived in urban areas. 11.5% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 53.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.
Administration.
Kachua Upazila is divided into Kachua Municipality and 12 union parishads: Ashrafpur, Bitara, Dakshin Gohat, Dakshin Kachua, Kadla, Karyia, Pashim Sahadebpur, Pathoir, Purba Sahadebpur, Sachar, Uttar Gohat, and Uttar Kachua. The union parishads are subdivided into 158 mauzas and 232 villages.
Kachua Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.
Notable people.
Some famous residents of Kachua are: