Lama Upazila Explained

Official Name:Lama
Native Name:লামা
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:21°N 92°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong
Subdivision Name2:Bandarban
Area Total Km2:671.83
Population Total:139689
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4640[2]
Website:Official Map of Lama
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Lama (bn|লামা) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[3]

Geography

Lama is located at 21.775°N 92.2°W. It has a total area of 671.83 km2. Lama upazila is bordered by Bandarban Sadar upazila and Chittagong district to the north, Ruma and Thanchi upazilas to the east, Alikadam upazila to the south and Cox's Bazar district to the west.

Demographics

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Lama upazila had a population of 139,689. The ethnic population was 33,221 (23.78%), of which Marma were 15,819, Mru 10,781 and Tripura 5,755.

Administration

Lama Upazila is divided into Lama Municipality and seven union parishads: Aziznagar, Faitang, Fasyakhali, Gajalia, Lama, Rupshipara, and Sarai. The union parishads are subdivided into 18 mauzas and 343 villages.[4]

Lama Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 395.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 20 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  3. Book: Atikur Rahman. Lama Upazila. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Lama_Upazila. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal . . 2012 . Second.
  4. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bandarban . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.