Lakshmichhari Upazila
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Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Lakshmichhari upazila
লক্ষীছড়ি | |
|---|---|
| Location of Lakshmichhari upazila | |
| Coordinates: 22°47.4′N 91°54′E / 22.7900°N 91.900°E / 22.7900; 91.900 | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Khagrachhari |
| Area | |
• Total | 220.14 km2 (85.00 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 27,148 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4470[2] |
| Website | laxmichhari |
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Luxmichari (Bengali: লক্ষীছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District [3] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit ]Lakshmichari is located at 22°47′25′′N 91°54′00′′E / 22.7903°N 91.9000°E / 22.7903; 91.9000 . It has total area 220.14 km2.
Demographics
[edit ]| Religions in Lakshmichhari Upazila (2022)[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Buddhism | 77.73% | |||
| Islam | 20.07% | |||
| Hinduism | 2.07% | |||
| Christianity | 0.13% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.00% | |||
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Lakshmichhari upazila had a population of 27,148. The ethnic population was 20,156 (74.24%), of which Chakma were 13,936 and Marma 5,924.[4]
Administration
[edit ]UNO: Sultana Razia.[6]
Lakshmichari Upazila is divided into three union parishads: Barmachhari, Dulyatali, and Lakshmichhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 16 mauzas and 134 villages.[7]
See also
[edit ]- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Thanas of Bangladesh
- Union councils of Bangladesh
References
[edit ]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ Md.Rayhad Ali Jisan (2012), "Luxmichhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khagrachhari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-245-0.
- ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
- ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024年08月26日. Archived from the original on 2024年08月26日.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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