Lohajang Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Lohajang
locator_position = right
latd = 23.4667
longd = 90.3417
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Munshiganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 153433
population_density = 1179
area_total = 130.12
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/munshiganj/Lohajang.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Lohajang
footnotes =

Lohajang ( _bn. লৌহ-) is an Upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Lohajang is located at coord|23.4667|N|90.3417|E| . It has 26570 units of house hold and total area 130.12 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Lohajang has a population of 153433. Males constitute 50.07% of the population, and females 49.93%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72930. Lohajang has an average literacy rate of 37.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Lohajang has 12 Unions/Wards, 118 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 133 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References