City
Cox's Bazar (Bengali: কক্সবাজার) is a town, a fishing port and district headquarters in Bangladesh. It is known for its wide sandy beach which is considered by some people as the world's longest natural sandy sea beach, although the Guinness Book of World Records lists Praia do Cassino
in Brazil as the longest sandy beach with 254 km. The beach in Cox'
Bazar is an unbroken 125 km sandy sea beach with a gentle slope. It is
located 150 km south of the industrial port Chittagong.
Cox’s Bazar is also known by the name "Panowa," the literal translation
of which means "yellow flower." Its other old name was "Palongkee." The
modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from Captain Hiram Cox (died 1799), an officer serving in British India. An officer of the British East India Company, Captain Cox was appointed Superintendent of Palongkee outpost after Warren Hastings became Governor of Bengal.
Captain Cox was specially mobilised to deal with a century-long
conflict between Arakan refugees and local Rakhains. He embarked upon
the mammoth task of rehabilitating refugees in the area and made
significant progress. A premature death took Captain Cox in 1799 before
he could finish his work. To commemorate his role in rehabilitation work
a market was established and named after him Cox's Bazar ("Cox's
Market").
Today, Cox's Bazar is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in
Bangladesh, however it has yet to become a major international tourist
destination, with no international hotel chains operating there, due to
lack of publicity and transportation.
The Town
Cox's Bazar (Town) Cox's Bazar municipality was constituted in 1869,
eventually becoming a B-grade municipality in 1989. The municipality
covers an area of 6.85 km. Located along the Bay of Bengal in South
Eastern Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar Town is a very big port and health
resort. But it is mostly famous for its long natural sandy beach. The
municipality covers an area of 6.85 km² with 27 mahallas and 9 wards and has a population of 51,918. Cox's Bazar is connected by road and air with Chittagong
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