Lama () is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography Lama is located at . It has a total area of 671.83 km2. Lama upazila is bordered by Bandarban Sadar upazila and Chittagong district to the north, Ruma and Thanchi upazilas to the east, Alikadam upazila to the south and Cox's Bazar district to the west.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Lama Upazila had 30,416 households and a population of 139,689. 12.14% of the population were under 5 years of age. Lama had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.73%: 69.71% for males and 61.68% for females, and a sex ratio of 101.98 males for every 100 females. 31,979 (22.89%) lived in urban areas.
Ethnicity and religion
+Population by religion in Union/Paurashava Union/Paurashava Muslim Buddhist Hindu Christian OthersLama Paurashava17,7393,0781,61520211Aziznagar11,43866522337112Faitang11,8202,34921533416Fansiakhali30,2182,7468141,750681Gajalia4,3216,155782,720604Lama Sadar6,1152,21373599462Rupshipara 8,2854,96818439806Sarai10,1481,6993791,905732 🟩 Muslim majority 🟨 Buddhist majority
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Lama upazila had a total population of 139,689. The ethnic population was 33,221 (23.78%), of which Marma were 15,819, Mru 10,781 and Tripura 5,755.
+Population by ethnicity in Union/Paurashava Union/Paurashava Bengali Marma Mro Tripura OthersLama Paurashava19,7172,6381517475Aziznagar11,68349217334516Faitang12,1242,2165632315Fansiakhali31,5122,3951,2011,07922Gajalia4,4974,4532,8851,887156Lama Sadar7,0846051,6857396Rupshipara 9,1882,5512,49227015Sarai10,6674692,1381,028561 🟩 Bengali majority
Administration Lama Upazila is divided into Lama Municipality and seven union parishads: Aziznagar, Faitang, Fansiakhali, Gajalia, Lama Sadar, Rupshipara and Sarai. The union parishads are subdivided into 18 mauzas and 343 villages.
Lama Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34 mahallas.
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See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
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