Lalmai Upazila
Lalmai Upazila (Bengali: লালমাই উপজেলা) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Lalmai is the 17th upazila of Comilla District and 491st upazila of the country. It was formed on 9 January 2017 from eight union parishads of Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila and one of Laksam Upazila. It has a total area of 147.03 square kilometres (56.77 sq mi), and has Joynagar as its headquarters.[1]
Lalmai Upazila | |
|---|---|
Upazila | |
  Lalmai Upazila | |
| Coordinates (Lalmai): 23.359°N 91.139°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | District |
| Chittagong | Comilla |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 210,182 |
The upazila has a population of 210,182. Muslims were 199,838 (95.08%), Hindus 7,262 (3.46%) and Buddhists 2,996 (1.43%).[2]
Administrative Divisions
It includes the 9 union parishads:
- Bagmara uttar
- Bagmara Dakshin
- Bholain Uttar
- Bholain Dakshin
- Perul Uttar
- Perul Dakshin
- Belghar Uttar
- Belghar Dakshin
- Bakai[3]
References
- "NICAR approves proposal for Lalmai Upazila and Dohazari pourasabha". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- "Ctg's Dohazari, Comilla's Lalmai become new municipality, upazila". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
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