Ramu Upazila

Not to be confused with Ramu, Cox's Bazar.
Ramu
রামু
Upazila
Ramu

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 21°27.5′N 92°6′E / 21.4583°N 92.100°E / 21.4583; 92.100Coordinates: 21°27.5′N 92°6′E / 21.4583°N 92.100°E / 21.4583; 92.100
Country Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Cox's Bazar District
Area
 • Total 391.71 km2 (151.24 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 167,480
 • Density 428/km2 (1,110/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Ramu

Ramu (Bengali: রামু) is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Ramu is located at 21°27′30″N 92°06′00″E / 21.4583°N 92.1000°E / 21.4583; 92.1000 . It has 26964 households and the area of the town is 22.03 km2.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Ramu has a population of266640. Males constitute 51.41% of the population, and females 48.59%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 74742. Ramu has an average literacy rate among town people is 34%., and the national average of 32.4% literate. Ramu thana was transformed into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 9 union parishads, 39 mouzas and 102 villages.[2]

Administration

Ramu has 9 unions or wards, 39 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 102 villages. According to tradition Ramu, Cox's Bazar got its name from the Ramu dynasty of the Arakan. It came under the Mughals when Chittagong was captured by them and during that time a thirteen-foot-high Buddha statue was found.

References

  1. ↑ Chowdhury, Muhammad Tawhid Hossain (2012). "Ramu Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. 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.
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