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Lohagara
লোহাগাড়া
Upazila
Tonkaboti canal
Tonkaboti canal
Location of Lohagara
Coordinates: 22°0.5′N 92°6.3′E / 22.0083°N 92.1050°E / 22.0083; 92.1050
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictChittagong
HeadquartersLohagara
Area
 • Total258.87 km2 (99.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total279,913
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitelohagara.chittagong.gov.bd

Lohagara (Bengali: লোহাগাড়া) is an upazila of Chattogram District[1] in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Lohagara is situated between Chattogram and Cox's Bazar. It is one of the largest and most densely populated upazilas of Bangladesh.[2] It has headquarters in Lohagara.

Etymology

In 1660, Mughal prince Shah Shuja took shelter in the Kingdom of Arakan to escape from Mir Jumla II. While heading to Arakan, he stayed in a beautiful hilly place (present-day Chunati) between Chittagong and Cox'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'.

History

Lohagara was once under Satkania Upazila. Lohagara thana was formed in 1981 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Geography

Lohagara is located at 22°00′30″N 92°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.

Parks and greenery

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 165—    
1991 206+24.8%
2001 267+29.6%
2011 280+4.9%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[3]
Religions in Lohagara upazila (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 89.75%
Hinduism
 
 8.08%
Buddhism
 
 2.16%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[3][4]

Points of interest

Shrine at Hafez Ahmad Shah Saheb

Administration

Lohagara thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Lohagara Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Adhunagar, Amirabad, Putibila, Barahatia, Charamba, Chunati, Kalauzan, Lohagara, and Padua. The union parishads are subdivided into 40 mauzas and 43 villages.[3]

Education

There are three kamil madrasas, 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.

Colleges and universities

Schools

Madrashas

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ Md. Abul Manjur (2012), "Lohagara Upazila (Chittagong District)", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "ভৌগোলিক পরিচিতি | লোহাগাড়া উপজেলা". Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  3. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chittagong" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ "Community Tables: Chittagong district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
  5. ^ "PM's Military Secretary Zainul Abedin dies at 59". bdnews24.com. 17 December 2019.
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