Lohajang Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.4667° N 90.3417° E

Lohajang Upazila
Lohajang
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Munshiganj District
Coordinates	23.4667° N 90.3417° E
Area	130.12 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	153433  - 1179/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Lohajang

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

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], 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. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

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

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.