Ruma Upazila

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Ruma
রুমা
—  Upazila  —
Ruma is located in Bangladesh
Ruma
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°3′N 92°25′E / 22.05°N 92.417°E / 22.05; 92.417
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Bandarban District
Area
 - Total 492.1 km2 (190 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 - Total 19,001
 - Density 39/km2 (101/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Ruma

Ruma (Bengali: রুমা) is an Upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Ruma is located at 22°03′00″N 92°25′00″E / 22.0500°N 92.4167°E / 22.0500; 92.4167. It has 3650 units of household and total area 492.1 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ruma has a population of 19001. Males constitute are 54.27% of the population, and females 45.73%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 10144. Ruma has an average literacy rate of 27.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

[edit] Administrative

Ruma has 4 Unions/Wards, 13 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 155 villages.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.