Langadu Upazila
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Langadu
লংগদু | |
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Coordinates: 22°57′N 92°9′E / 22.950°N 92.150°ECoordinates: 22°57′N 92°9′E / 22.950°N 92.150°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong Division |
District | Rangamati District |
Area | |
• Total | 388.5 km2 (150.0 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 54,490 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Langadu |
Langadu (Bengali: লংগদু) is an upazila of Rangamati District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography[edit]
Langadu is located at 22°57′00″N 92°09′00″E / 22.9500°N 92.1500°E. It has 10571 households and total area 388.5 km2.
Demographics[edit]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Langadu had a population of 54,490. Males constitute 53.01% of the population, and females 46.99%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 26,617. Langadu has an average literacy rate of 27.5% (7+ years).[citation needed]
Administration[edit]
Langadu Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Atarakchara, Bogachattar, Gulshakhali, Kalapakujja, Langadu, Maeinimukh, and Vasannadam. The union parishads are subdivided into 25 mauzas and 138 villages.[2]
Education[edit]
- Rabeta Model High School[3]
- Mainimukh Model Government High School
- Baitush Sharaf Adarsha Dakhil Madrasah
- Goilshakhali Model High School
- Langadu Model College
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Gautam Chandra Modak (2012), "Langadu Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Rabita Model High School". Sohopathi. 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2018-12-04.