Lohagara is an Upazila of Chittagong District

Chittagong District

Chittagong District is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The port city of Chittagong, second largest city in Bangladesh, is located in this district.-History:...

 in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. Lohagara is situated between Chittagong and Cox's bazar.

Geography

Lohagara is located at 22.0083°N 92.1056°E . It has 33,981 units of household and total area 258.87 square kilometres (100 sq mi). It is bounded by Satkania upazila on the north, Chakaria and Lama upazilas on the south, bandarban sadar and Lama upazilas on the east, Banshkhali upazila on the west. Noted canals are Tonkaboti, Dolu and Hadar.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Lohagara has a population of 203453. Males constitute are 51.07% of the population, and females 48.93%.Muslim 84%, Hindu 12% and Buddhist 4%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 95617. Lohagara has an average literacy rate of 34% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Main occupations are- Agriculture 32.39%, fishery and livestock 2.8%, agricultural labourer 14.99%, wage labourer 4.47%, industry 1.93%, transport 3.55%, commerce 15.64%, service 10.77% and others 13.46%.

Literacy and Educational institutions

Average literacy 34%; male 42.40% and female 25.03%.
Educational institutions:
colleges 3, madrasa 10, high school 19;
Noted educational institutions:
North M B Amirabad

Amirabad, Bangladesh

-Amir abad:Amir abad is a town in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It is located at 22°54'18N 91°27'32E at an altitude of 0 metres....

 High School (1932), Golambari High School (1937), Kalauzan Gorsundar High School (1945), Adhunagar High School(1961), Padua A.C.M. High School(1963), Lohagara Shahpir Pilot High School(1966), Chunati High School, Sukchari High School(1986)
Chonati Hakimia Madrasah,Amirabad Sofia Aliya Madrasah,Rajghata Hossainia Azizul Uloom Madrasah
Baro Aulia Degree College, Chunati Mahila College and Alhaj Mostafizur Rahman college are the colleges of Lohagara.

Association:

(1) Lohaga Press Club
(2) Lohagara Press Club Foundation
(3) Rajghata Sahaba Smirity Patagar (amirabad)
Library:
(1) Killar Andar Islamic Library(amirabad)

Administrative

Lohagara thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila consists of 9 union parishads, 40 mouzas and 43 villages. Largest Union is BAROHATIA and largest village is Rashider Ghona.
MP : Samsul Islam
UNO : Sarah Diba
Upozil Chirman : Alhaj Ziaul Hoque Chy, BABUL
Vice Chirman : SREE NIBAS DAS SAGOR

Notable Residents

• Sector Commander Major Nazmul Huq (7th sector of Bangladesh Liberation War
  Bangladesh Liberation War
  The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....
  
  , till August 1971).
• Maulana Abdul Jabbar (RA), Founder of Baitush Sharaf.
• Major General Joinal Abedin Bacchu

• Moshtaque Ahmed Chy (Ex-Parliamentarian).
• Alhaj Shafiur Rahman (Industrialist).
• Alhaz Ahmedur Rahman Chowdhury (Distric Ansar Adjutant(Comilla,Feni,Coxsbazar,Chittagong & Noakhali)
• Mahmudur Rahman Chowdhury ( Disaster Management Advisor,United Nations(South Africa,Srilanka,Somalia,Namibia)
• Dr. Anisur Rahman Chowdhury (Founder of Lohagara Najumonnesa Adarsha Primary School)
• Late Moulana Hefazatur Rahman