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Title
Cox’s Bazar Urban Vulnerability Assessment. July 2020
Imprint
Dhaka (Bangladesh): World Food Programme (WFP), 2020
Language Note
English
Summary
Cox's Bazar, a district within Chattogram division, predominantly relies on tourism and fishery related businesses. The district remains one of the poorest in Bangladesh and is highly susceptible to recurrent climatic shocks:
approximately 33 percent of its population live below the poverty line (BBS 2017). Cox’s Bazar municipality, the
focus of this study, is one of the upazilas within the district, and the most economically active hubs. It has 12
wards, with a total population of 447,210 (Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics) of which 12.24% (around
54,739) lives below poverty line.
Call Number
ELR 3120
System Control No.
MON-129573
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