Ramgarh Upazila
Ramgarh রামগড় | |
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Upazila | |
Ramgarh Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 22°58′N 91°42′E / 22.967°N 91.700°ECoordinates: 22°58′N 91°42′E / 22.967°N 91.700°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong Division |
District | Khagrachari District |
Area | |
• Total | 240.87 km2 (93.00 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 44,217 |
• Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Website | Official Map of Ramgarh |
Ramgarh (Bengali: রামগড়) is an Upazila of Khagrachari District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Ramgarh is located at 22°58′00″N 91°42′00″E / 22.9667°N 91.7000°E . It has 9304 households and total area 240.87 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ramgarh has a population of 44217. Males constitute 53.01% of the population, and females 46.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 22854. Ramgarh has an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration
Ramgarh has 3 Unions/Wards, 12 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 82 villages. Wadud Bhuiyan, the former MP and Chairman, Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board is the famous personality of this upazila as well as district.
See also
References
- ↑ Md. Nizam Uddin Lavlu (2012), "Ramgarh Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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