Hatiya on the Map

Hatiya Upazila sits in the Noakhali District of Chattogram Division, roughly between 22°07′ and 22°35′ north latitude and 90°56′ and 91°11′ east longitude, at the mouth of the Meghna River where it opens into the Bay of Bengal. It covers about 1,507 km² — most of it char land and open water rather than dense settlement. Subarnachar and Ramgati upazilas lie to the north across the Bamni and Hatiya channels, Manpura and Tajumuddin upazilas lie to the west across open water, and the Bay of Bengal itself forms the southern and eastern boundary.

There is no bridge or road connection to the mainland — every route to Hatiya crosses water. The most common way from Dhaka is the overnight passenger launch from Sadarghat, departing in the evening and arriving the next morning. From Chattogram or Noakhali's mainland towns, sea trucks and speedboats cross from Chairman Ghat to Nalchira Ghat on the island, a much shorter but tide-dependent crossing.