Lohajang (; lit. rusting of iron) is an upazila of Munshiganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Geography Lohajang is located at on the south bank of Padma River. It has a total area of 131.10 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Louhajang Upazila had 43,497 households and a population of 177,802. 9.33% of the population were under 5 years of age. Louhajang had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.98%: 79.68% for males and 76.41% for females, and a sex ratio of 93.55 males for every 100 females. 21,422 (12.05%) lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Louhajang Upazila had 35,978 households and a population of 159,242. 33,395 (20.97%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Louhajang had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.22%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1009 females per 1000 males. 4,945 (3.11%) lived in urban areas.
Administration Louhajang Upazila is divided into ten union parishads:
Baultoli Union Bejgaon Union Gaodia Union Haldia Union Kalma Union Kanaksar Union Khidirpara Union Kumarbhog Union Lohajang-Teotia Union Medinimandal Union The union parishads are subdivided into 115 mauzas and 114 villages.
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh Thanas of Bangladesh Union Councils of Bangladesh
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