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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Lama Upazila''' ([[Bandarban District|bandarban district]]) area 671.84 sq km, located in between 21°36' and 21°59' north latitudes and in between 92°04' and 92°23' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Bandarban Sadar Upazila|bandarban]] [[Bandarban Sadar Upazila|sadar]] and [[Lohagara Upazila (Chittagong District)|lohagara]] ([[Chittagong District|chittagong]]) upazilas on the north, [[Naikhongchhari Upazila|naikhongchhari]] and [[Alikadam Upazila|alikadam]] upazilas on the south, [[Ruma Upazila|ruma]], [[Thanchi Upazila|thanchi]] and Alikadam upazilas on the east, [[Chakaria Upazila|chakaria]] upazila on the west. Lakpang Dang and Muranga Tang Hills of the upazila are notable.<br />
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''Population'' Total 78488; male 41693, female 36795; Muslim 55349, Hindu 2434, Buddhist 4966, Christian 15429 and others 310.<br />
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''Water bodies'' Main river: [[Matamuhuri River|matamuhuri]].<br />
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''Administration'' Lama Thana was formed in 1923 and it was turned into an upazila in 1985.<br />
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<table width="524" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFCC"><br />
<tr><br />
<td colspan="9" bgcolor="#99CCFF" class="style2"><p align="center">Upazila </p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td width="68" rowspan="2" class="style2"><p>Municipality</p></td><br />
<td width="59" rowspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">Union</p></td><br />
<td width="52" rowspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">Mouza</p></td><br />
<td width="44" rowspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">Village</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">Population</p></td><br />
<td width="62" rowspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">Density<br><br />
(per sq km)</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">Literacy rate (%)</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td width="45" class="style2"><p align="center">Urban</p></td><br />
<td width="40" class="style2"><p align="center">Rural</p></td><br />
<td width="48" class="style2"><p align="center">Urban</p></td><br />
<td width="50" class="style2"><p align="center">Rural</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td width="68" class="style2"><p>-</p></td><br />
<td width="59" class="style2"><p align="center">6</p></td><br />
<td width="52" class="style2"><p align="center">18</p></td><br />
<td width="44" class="style2"><p align="center">355</p></td><br />
<td width="45" class="style2"><p align="center">13955</p></td><br />
<td width="40" class="style2"><p align="center">64533</p></td><br />
<td width="62" class="style2"><p align="center">117</p></td><br />
<td width="48" class="style2"><p align="center">45</p></td><br />
<td width="50" class="style2"><p align="center">27.2</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td colspan="9" bgcolor="#99CCFF" class="style2"><p align="center">Upazila Town </p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p>Area (sq km)</p></td><br />
<td width="52" class="style2"><p align="center">Mouza</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">Population</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">Density<br><br />
(per sq km)</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">Literacy rate<br><br />
(%)</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p>41.44</p></td><br />
<td width="52" class="style2"><p align="center">1</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">13955</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">337</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">44.99</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td colspan="9" bgcolor="#99CCFF" class="style2"><p align="center">Union </p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td colspan="3" rowspan="2" class="style2"><p>Name of union and GO code</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">Area<br><br />
(acre)</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">Population</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">Literacy rate<br><br />
(%)</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td width="40" class="style2"><p align="center">Male</p></td><br />
<td width="62" class="style2"><p align="center">Female</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td colspan="3" class="style2"><p>Aziznagar 15</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">23680</p></td><br />
<td width="40" class="style2"><p align="center">9359</p></td><br />
<td width="62" class="style2"><p align="center">8108</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">35.56</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td colspan="3" class="style2"><p>Gajalia 47</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">30720</p></td><br />
<td width="40" class="style2"><p align="center">4555</p></td><br />
<td width="62" class="style2"><p align="center">4055</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">23.71</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td colspan="3" class="style2"><p>Fasyakhali 31</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">47360</p></td><br />
<td width="40" class="style2"><p align="center">8810</p></td><br />
<td width="62" class="style2"><p align="center">7859</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">26.79</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td colspan="3" class="style2"><p>Rupshipara 68</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">22400</p></td><br />
<td width="40" class="style2"><p align="center">4437</p></td><br />
<td width="62" class="style2"><p align="center">4062</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">20.90</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td colspan="3" class="style2"><p>Lama 63</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">18560</p></td><br />
<td width="40" class="style2"><p align="center">9967</p></td><br />
<td width="62" class="style2"><p align="center">8739</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">39.61</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td colspan="3" class="style2"><p>Sarai 79</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">23040</p></td><br />
<td width="40" class="style2"><p align="center">4565</p></td><br />
<td width="62" class="style2"><p align="center">3972</p></td><br />
<td colspan="2" class="style2"><p align="center">22.33</p></td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
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''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.<br />
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[[Image:LamaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br />
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''History of the War of Liberation'' During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] Lama upazila was under Sector 1. The Pak army conducted mass killing and heavy plundering; they also set many houses of the upazila on fire.<br />
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''Religious institutions'' Mosque 35, temple 5, church 15, keyang 18.<br />
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''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 30.4%; male 36.4%, female 23.5%. Educational institutions: college 1, secondary school 6, primary school 74, community school 5, madrasa 4. Noted educational institutions: Lama Government High School, Chambi High School,' Lama Adarsha Primary School, Ramthui Para Government Primary School, Linejhiri Government Primary School.<br />
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''Cultural organisations'' Library 2, music academy 1, auditorium 1, cinema hall 1, playground 3.<br />
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''Tourists spots'' Merenga, Memorial Christan Mission.<br />
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''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 62.18%, non-agricultural labourer 7.4%, industry 0.46%, commerce 10.82%, transport and communication 0.61%, service 7.52%, construction 0.6%, religious service 0.27%, rent and remittance 0.31% and others 9.83%.<br />
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''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 50.09%, landless 49.91%; agricultural landowner: urban 37.12% and rural 52.74%.<br />
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''Main crops'' Paddy, tobacco, potato, ginger, nut, turmeric, sesame, cotton, vegetables.<br />
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''Main fruits'' Banana, jackfruit, litchi, papaya.<br />
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''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Poultry 1.<br />
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''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, match factory, saw mill.<br />
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''Cottage industries'' Weaving, wood work, bamboo and cane work.<br />
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''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 5, most noted of which are Lama Bazar, Gajalia Bazar, Kiajupara Bazar, Rupasi Bazar and Aziznagar Bazar.<br />
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''Main exports'' Banana, jackfruit, bamboo, cotton, sesame, ginger, yarn, turmeric.<br />
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''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 11.23% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.<br />
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''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 53.87%, tap 0.41%, pond 7.9% and others 37.82%.<br />
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''Sanitation'' 10.57% (rural 6.78% and urban 29.19%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 55.33% (rural 56.11% and urban 51.52%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 34.1% of households do not have latrine facilities.<br />
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''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 3, veterinary hospital 1.<br />
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''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]],[[ASA| asa]], [[Proshika|proshika]]. [Atikur Rahman]<br />
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'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Lama Upazila 2007.<br />
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[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]<br />
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[[Category:Local Government]]<br />
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