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Hathazari (Chattogram)

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A densely settled peri-urban upazila on Chattogram city's northern edge, a fast-growing corridor of housing, education institutions, and light industry along the Hathazari-Nazirhat road.

Wealth rank 413/452 (1 = poorest upazila)

Indicators: Meta RWI (HDX); ERA5-Land; MODIS; Sentinel-5P; VIIRS night-lights; GHSL; Hansen v1.11; CHIRPS v2.0. Exposure: GloFAS v2.1, FABDEM, MODIS LST, ACAG PM2.5, WorldPop 2020.

Problems and issues

  1. urbanization Rapid built-up expansion on the city's northern fringe is converting farmland and foothills, part of the district's growing settlement footprint. So what: Unplanned sprawl overwhelms drainage and consumes agricultural land. Source: Chittagong Development Authority (CDA)
  2. climate disaster Heavy district rainfall on increasingly paved and hill-cut land produces flash flooding and waterlogging in the corridor's low areas. So what: Recurrent urban flooding disrupts roads, markets, and homes. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  3. poverty Hathazari's mean Relative Wealth Index of 0.238 (national rank 413/452) is comparatively high but still reflects standing within a nationally poor distribution. So what: Service provision lags behind the pace of settlement growth. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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