Businesses in Sandwip

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sandwip

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	27
Education	24
Electronics stores	19
Apartments	18
Clothing stores	14
Mosques	13
Public administration	12
Travel and transportation	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Other accommodation	9
Pharmacies and drug stores	7

Sandwip Facts

Area	225.8 km²
Population	325,994
Male Population	150,976 (46.3%)
Female Population	175,018 (53.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+142.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+27.7%
Median Age	20.2 years (Male: 18.3, Female: 21.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$8,097 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Bangladesh Standard Time
Lat & Lng	22.51409, 91.45491
Postal Codes	4300, 4301, 4302

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Sandwip Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	134,671	205,088	255,342	309,781	325,994	338,541	348,956
Population Density	596.5 / km²	908.5 / km²	1,131.1 / km²	1,372.2 / km²	1,444 / km²	1,499.6 / km²	1,545.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sandwip Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 27.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sandwip	+142.1%	+59%	+27.7%
Chittagong Division	—	—	—
Bangladesh	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sandwip Median Age

Median Age: 20.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Sandwip	20.2 yrs	21.8 yrs	18.3 yrs
Chittagong Division	20.7 yrs	21.3 yrs	19.9 yrs
Bangladesh	23.2 yrs	23.3 yrs	23.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sandwip Population Density

Population Density: 1,444 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Sandwip	325,994	225.8 km²	1,444 / km²
Chittagong Division	31.6 million	31,298.4 km²	1,010 / km²
Bangladesh	160.5 million	139,726.1 km²	1,149 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sandwip Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Sandwip

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sandwip Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,735	$2,802	$3,190	$3,578	$4,180	$5,541	$7,287	$8,097
Total GDP	$496.1M	$558M	$697.6M	$851.9M	$1B	$1.4B	$2B	$2.3B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Sandwip CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sandwip	127,642 tn	0.39 tn	565.4 tons/km²
Chittagong Division	16,668,555 tn	0.53 tn	532.6 tons/km²
Bangladesh	86,978,104 tn	0.54 tn	622.5 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Sandwip CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	127,642 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.39 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	565.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5.6)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (4.7)
Cyclone	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/27/16	12:27 AM	4.7	66.5 km	10,000 m	24km NE of Raojan, Bangladesh	usgs.gov
2/12/11	10:22 AM	4.1	93.8 km	10,000 m	Bangladesh	usgs.gov
12/13/09	2:41 PM	4.9	68.5 km	10,000 m	near the coast of Bangladesh	usgs.gov
12/13/09	2:24 PM	4.6	67.8 km	17,300 m	near the coast of Bangladesh	usgs.gov
1/12/08	10:44 PM	4.9	94.3 km	33,800 m	India-Bangladesh border region	usgs.gov
11/25/07	5:39 PM	3.7	94.4 km	35,000 m	India-Bangladesh border region	usgs.gov
7/28/07	1:00 AM	4	99.3 km	32,000 m	India-Bangladesh border region	usgs.gov
7/28/07	12:48 AM	4.8	86.8 km	36,900 m	India-Bangladesh border region	usgs.gov
7/26/05	6:27 PM	4	84.2 km	38,100 m	Tripura, India region	usgs.gov
7/21/05	11:40 AM	4.6	85.9 km	10,000 m	India-Bangladesh border region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Sandwip

Sandwip (Bengali: সন্দ্বীপ) is an island along the south eastern coast of Bangladesh in the Chittagong District. Also spelled Sandvip, the transliteration of the name would in fact be Shondip. It is part of the sub-district of Sandwip Upazila.

Sandwip Wikipedia Page

Chittagong

Pop. 3,920,22243.4 km

Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila

Pop. 61,70379.9 km

Khagrachhari District

Pop. 50,36484.4 km

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