Teknaf

Teknaf is a municipality of Teknaf Upazila in Cox's Bazar District, in south-eastern Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point of mainland Bangladesh, since St. Martin's Island lies further south. The name of the region comes from the Naf River, which forms the eastern boundary of the upazila and is the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar, and Teknaf port is used for trade with Myanmar. The earliest known inhabitants were the Rakhine people, who called the area Kawau Sang. The municipality has nine wards and 16 mahallas, and the town has a population of 25,056 and a literacy rate of 40.9 percent according to its Wikipedia article.