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Kaptai () is an upazila of Rangamati District in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The name of the Kaptai was derived from the Tripuri word "Kaptetoima". It is said that in the past, the river was wild and full of tropical flora and fauna. Large quantities and several varieties of canes could be found along the river bank that flows from the south, upper ridge. The river reaches its estuary at the Kainsa Khyong (Karnafuli River).
Notable landmarks are the Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station, the only hydroelectric power plant of Bangladesh. The Kaptai Dam, built for this purpose on the Karnaphuli River, created the Kaptai Lake, the largest man-made dam in Bangladesh.
| +Population by religion in Union/Paurashava ! Upazila !Muslim ! Buddhist !Others | |||
| Chandraghona Union | 6,909 | 988 | 1296 |
| Chitmaram Union | 1172 | 4,065 | 201 |
| Kaptai Union | 10,340 | 3,237 | 1235 |
| Raikhali Union | 5,490 | 9,771 | 663 |
| Wagga Union | 2,333 | 7,069 | 539 |
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kaptai upazila had a population of 55,410. The ethnic population was 24,543 (44.29%), of which Marma people were 15,844, Tanchangya 6,881 and Chakma people 1,246.
Kaptai Upazila is divided into five Union Parishad: Chandraghona, Chitmorom, Kaptai, Raikhali, and Waggya. The union parishads are subdivided into 10 mauzas and 144 villages.
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