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Rangamati, town, southeastern Bangladesh. It is situated in the Chittagong Hills region near the Karnaphuli River.

Rangamati is connected by road and river steamer with the city of Chittagong (30 miles [50 km] southwest). The town is a rice-milling and cotton-weaving center and an agricultural market. It has a hospital and a government college affiliated with the University of Chittagong. Pop. (2011) 84,000; (2022) 106,069.

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