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Ramgati Upazila

Coordinates: 22°36.3′N 90°59.8′E / 22.6050°N 90.9967°E / 22.6050; 90.9967
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Ramgati
রামগতি
Ramgati is located in Bangladesh
Ramgati
Ramgati
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°36.3′N 90°59.8′E / 22.6050°N 90.9967°E / 22.6050; 90.9967
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictLakshmipur District
Area
 • Total570.55 km2 (220.29 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total335,243
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Ramgati

Ramgati (Bengali: রামগতি) is an upazila of Lakshmipur District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Ramgati is located at 22°36′20″N 90°59′50″E / 22.6056°N 90.9972°E / 22.6056; 90.9972. It has 59,387 households and a total area of 570 .55 km2.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ramgati had a population of 335,243. Males constituted 51.57% of the population, and females 48.43%. The population aged 18 or over was 146,035. Ramgati had an average literacy rate of 19.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Ramgati Upazila is divided into Ramgati Municipality and eight union parishads: Borokheri, Char Abdullah, Char Alexandar, Char Algi, Char Badam, Char Gazi, Char Poragacha, and Char Ramiz. The union parishads are subdivided into 50 mauzas and 39 villages.[3]

Ramgati Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 11 mahallas.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Md Zahir Uddin Babar (2012), "Ramgati Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Lakshmipur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.