Kuakata, locally known as Sagar Kannya (Daughter of the Sea) is a rare scenic beauty spot on the southernmost tip of Bangladesh. Kuakata in Latachapli union under Kalapara Police Station of Patuakhali district is about 30 km in length and 6 km in breadth. It is 70 km from Patuakhali district headquarters and 320 km from Dhaka. At Kuakata excellent combination of the picturesque natural beauty, sandy beach, blue sky, huge expanse of water of the Bay and evergreen forest in really eye-catching.
Kuakata a small city connect with the Bay of Bengal, situated at the south of Kolapara Upozela, which is in the Patuakhali district. Kuakata is 72 km away from Patuakhali district. Mog community lives in its north, sea is in the south, preserve forest of Gongamoti is in east and at the west the jungle of kuakata is situated.
If we try to find out the history of kuakata we will find that, a long time ago (around 1784) Barmiest King "Bodofoa" illegally took position at "Arakan", on the home land of Rakhains and started to kill them. So many of them started to leave their homeland to save their lives. A part of them came in "Rangabali" Ireland in Galachipa by boat. A big part of them started to live in Kuakata and Kolapara. They started to live beside sea and felt shortage of drinking water. So dug two "Kuas" in of getting fresh drinking water. From this digging of "Kua" the name of the place became "Kuakata".
The Buddhist temple in Kuakata is another must visit in this area and another key attraction is the presence of two wells which are older than 200 years. One can always see tourists busy in photography in front of these wells, since ancient monuments or properties like this are absolutely rare at present. In local language, they call these wells as Kua and Kata respectively. Hence, even the region got its name as KuaKata.
The Rakhain tribe of Bangladesh first settled in this upazila. A section of the people belonging to the Buddhist Rakhain tribe of Arakan came to this upazila in quest of better living and first settled at Khepupara and Kuakata. Tradition goes that the Rakhains on excavating wells traced fresh water in the area and thereby settled there. The Rakhain word 'kansai' means '
beach of fate'. The place was named as Kansai after this. The place was subsequently renamed as Kuakata (digging of well) after the wells dug out by the Rakhanis. The upazila though named as Kalapara, the upazila sadar is known as Khepupara. It is said that two influential Rakhain chiefs used to reside on either side of a canal running northsouth through the upazila, Kalau Magh on the eastern bank and Khepu Magh on the western side. The habitation on eastern bank of the canal was named as Kalapara after the name of Kalau Magh and that on the western bank as Khepupara after Khepu Magh.
Fisherman village is another place where you can visit and watch the lifestyle of the Fisherman. If you are adventurous you ma
y also go for fishing on the fishing boat. That will give you pleasue and experience, which you won't be able to gather from anywhere else.From Kuakata you can visit a part of the great Sundarban forest, which is called Fatrar Chor. Kuakata is famous for being the only sea beach in Bangladesh from where sunrise and sunset can be seen.
Locally known as Sagar Kannya (Daughter of the Sea), the long strip of dark, marbled sand stretches for about 30km. Kuakata is one of the rarest places which have the unique beauty of offering the full view of the sunrise and sunset from the same white sandy beach in the water of the Bay of Bengal. That places Kuakata among one of the world's most unique beaches. The long and wide beach at Kuakata has a typical natural setting. This sandy beach has gentle slopes into the Bay of Bengal and bathing there is as pleasant as is walking or diving. Kuakata is truly 
a virgin beach-a sanctuary for migratory winter birds, a series of coconut trees, sandy beach of blue Bay, a feast for the eye. Forest, boats plying in the Bay of Bengal with colorful sails, fishing, towering cliffs, surfing waves everything here touches every visitor's heart.
On the eastern end of the beach is Gangamati Reserved Forest, an evergreen mangrove forest and snippet of the original Kuakata. When the Rakhines settled in the area in 1784, Kuakata was part of the larger Sundarbans forest. The Sundarbans is now a distant one-hour by speedboat. As a mangrove forest, Gangamati, like the Sundarbans, offers some protection against tidal surges, however it too is being threatened by logging and deforestation. The best way to reach the forest is by foot or bike along the beach, where a flock of flag flying fishing boats can be seen trawling the coast. Choosing to visit Gangamati in the late afterno
on is a perfect time to watch the sun caste shadows on the abstract exposed mangrove roots.Kuakata Ecological Park was devastated by Hurricane Cedar and rebuilding of infrastructure is underway.
Coasting Trade in kuakata
Kuakata is very much important for coasting trade. There is also a great chance for the development of the coasting trade. Mainly the coasting trade is divided into 3 parts.
Kuakata is very much important for coasting trade. There is also a great chance for the development of the coasting trade. Mainly the coasting trade is divided into 3 parts.
Fishing Business
The main business of the people is fish business. Most of the people are involved to it almost the year. Fishermen go to the sea with their boats & c
atch fish. They catch many types of fish. But in the rainy season the Hilsha fish is very much demandable. Fishermen sell fishes to the whole sellers & they deliver it to the other exporters. Exporters export it in various countries. Beside Hilsha, Young porn fish, Rupchanda is also very demandable. This young prawn is supplied all over Bangladesh. Other sea fish like Loitta, Coral etc have also demand in the market. dry fish business is also an earning source of Kuakata. There is a special market for dry fish in Kuakata. Dry fish is supplied all over the Bangladesh from here. Mainly from fish business people earns lots of money & country earns foreign currencies.The main business of the people is fish business. Most of the people are involved to it almost the year. Fishermen go to the sea with their boats & c
Timber Business
Beside fish business, timber business is very much important here. Kuakata sea beach side is very much long & there are many trees on the beach sides. Mainly the coconut & woodiest trees are on the beach. There are also big jhaubon. There are some small forests on the beach areas. And these forests are fulfilling in woodiest trees. "Fatrar Bon" is a big forest in Kuakata & mainly woodiest trees are available here. These trees are the life of the wood business. This wood is very much costly & economically wood business takes a position in Kuakata. These woods are supplied all over the country. But the mount of the trees is reduced day by day. And it is very harmful for the environment.
Other Business
In Kuakata there are also some people who are farmers. In season they produce jackfruit. The natural environment is suitable for it's cultivation. So the production of it is very much high there. In village area some other agriculture products are also produced. These productions also help the economic growth
Markets In Kuakata
Kuakata is a small area & the population is also fewer than any other big areas.There are no super market or shopping mall. Mainly some same types of shops togethercreated a little market. There are mainly two markets. One is situated just before thebeach & another is situated beside the Rakhain Polly & it is called "Rakhain Women's market". About 35 shops are situated before the beach market on the two side of the road & about 20 shops are in Rakhain Women's Market. The size of every shop is small. Asthe market place is very near to the beach, so it is very much popular to the customers. Most of the shops of the markets & most of the products of the shops are same. So we can divide the products mainly in 3 parts.
a. Clothes b.Shoes c. Showpiece. The main product of the shops is cloth. There are many types of cloths like shirt, t-shirt, bed cover, shawl etc. Winter clothes are very much popular to the visitors. There also found many types of shoes, which have demand to visitors. Many types of costlyshowpieces are also found there. This showpiece is made from wood, glass & seashell. It looks very beautiful & among visitors it has great demand.
