Official Name: | Ruma |
Native Name: | রুমা |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 22°N 92°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
Subdivision Name2: | Bandarban |
Area Total Km2: | 492.09 |
Population Total: | 29098 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | Official Map of Ruma |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Ruma (Bengali: রুমা) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
Ruma is located at 22.05°N 92.4167°W. It has 5,917 households and a total area of 492.09 km2.
As of the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Ruma upazila had 5,917 households and a population of 29,098. 7,973 (27.40%) were under 10 years of age. Ruma had an average literacy rate of 28.90%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 881 females per 1000 males. 363 (1.25%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] The ethnic population was 26,503 (91.08%), of which Marma were 9,598, Mru 5,364 and Tripura 3,002.[3]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ruma had a population of 19,001. Males constituted 54.27% of the population, and females 45.73%. The population aged 18 or over was 10,144. Ruma had an average literacy rate of 27.8% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[4]
Ruma Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Ghalangya, Paindu, Remakri Pransa, and Ruma. The union parishads are subdivided into 15 mauzas and 225 villages.[2]