Official Name: | Lohajong |
Native Name: | লৌহজং |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Munshiganj |
Population Total: | 159242 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Total Km2: | 131.10 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 23.4667°N 90.3417°W |
Lohajang (Bengali: লৌহজং [meaning ''rusting of iron'']) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[1] in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Lohajang is located at 23.4667°N 90.3417°W on the south bank of Padma River. It has a total area of 131.10 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Louhajang Upazila had 35,978 households and a population of 159,242. 33,395 (20.97%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Louhajang had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.22%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1009 females per 1000 males. 4,945 (3.11%) lived in urban areas.[2] [3]
Louhajang Upazila is divided into ten union parishads:
The union parishads are subdivided into 115 mauzas and 114 villages.