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Lohagara লোহাগাড়া | |
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 Tonkaboti canal | |
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| Coordinates:22°0.5′N92°6.3′E / 22.0083°N 92.1050°E /22.0083; 92.1050 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Chittagong |
| Jatiya Sangsad constituency | Chittagong-15 |
| Headquarters | Lohagara |
| Government | |
| • Body | Upazila Council |
| • MP | Vacant |
| • Chairman | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 258.87 km2 (99.95 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 328,220 |
| • Density | 1,267.9/km2 (3,283.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4396[2] |
| Website | lohagara |
Lohagara (Bengali:লোহাগাড়া) is anupazila ofChattogram District[3] inChattogram Division,Bangladesh. Lohagara is situated betweenChattogram andCox's Bazar. It is one of the largest and most densely populated upazilas ofBangladesh.[4] It has headquarters inLohagara.
In 1660,Mughal princeShah Shuja took shelter in theKingdom of Arakan to escape fromMir Jumla II. While heading to Arakan, he stayed in a beautiful hilly place (present-day Chunati) betweenChittagong andCox's Bazar for a few days. At the time of departure, he engraved an iron bar in that place as a sign. It is thought that because of engraving iron bar by Shah Shuja the area is called 'Lohagara' since 'Loha' means 'iron'.
Lohagara was once underSatkania Upazila. Lohagarathana was formed in 1981 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Lohagara is located at22°00′30″N92°06′20″E / 22.0083°N 92.1056°E /22.0083; 92.1056. It has 52,873 households and a total area of 258.87 square kilometres (99.95 sq mi). It is bordered by Satkania Upazila on the north, Chakaria and Lama Upazilas on the south, Bandarban Sadar and Lama Upazilas on the east and Banshkhali Upazila on the west. The noted canals are Tonkaboti, Dolu and Hangor.
| Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 165 | — |
| 1991 | 206 | +24.8% |
| 2001 | 267 | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 280 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 328 | +17.1% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5][6] | ||
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | 90.93% | |||
| Hinduism | 7.22% | |||
| Buddhism | 1.83% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.02% | |||
As of the2011 Census of Bangladesh, Lohagara upazila had 52,873 households and a population of 279,913. 74,420 (26.59%) were under 10 years of age. Lohagara had an average literacy rate of 49.19%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1062 females per 1000 males. 30,815 (11.01%) of the population lived in urban areas.[5][7]
Lohagara thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Lohagara Upazila is divided into nineunion parishads:Adhunagar,Amirabad, Putibila, Barahatia, Charamba,Chunati, Kalauzan, Lohagara, and Padua. The union parishads are subdivided into 40 mauzas and 43 villages.[5]
There are three kamilmadrasas, two degree colleges (two honors courses), one mohila College (the only government college in Lohagara Upazila), nine fazil madrasas, one technical college, one school and college, 1 alim madrasas, 25 secondary schools (1 govt), 18 dakhil madrasas, two quami madrasas, 10 lower secondary schools, 105 primary schools, 43 ebtedi madrasas, and 30 kindergartens.
