Ruma () is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...
of
Bandarban District
Bandarban District (), officially Bandarban Hill District, is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division. It is one of the three hill districts of Bangladesh and a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the others ...
in the Division of
Chittagong
Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...
,
Bangladesh
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.
Geography
Ruma is located at . It has 5,917 households and a total area of 492.09 km
2.
Demographics
According to 2022 census, Ruma is the only Christian majority Upazila of Bangladesh. But, it had Buddhist majority in 2011.
As of the
2022 Bangladeshi census
The 2022 Bangladeshi census () was a detailed enumeration of the Bangladeshi population constituting the sixth national census in the country. It was scheduled to be held in June 2022, was conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, and th ...
, Ruma upazila had a population of 32,533. The ethnic population was 28,298 (86.98%), of which
Marma were 10,097,
Mru 7,157,
Bom 6,470,
Tripura
Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...
2,913,
Khumi 890,
Chakma 305 and
Tanchangya 241.
Points of interest
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Bagakain Lake
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Keokradong
Keokradong () is a peak located in Bandarban, Bangladesh, with an elevation of . Some sources claim it as the highest point of Bangladesh.
On the top of Keokradong there is a small shelter and a signboard put up by Bangladesh Army proclaiming the ...
*
Tazing Dong
Tazing Dong (also known as Bijay) is a peak in Bangladesh. Officially, it is 1,280 metres high and claimed to the highest mountain in Bangladesh. It is located in the "Saichol Mountain ranges", Ruma Upazila, Bandarban District, southeastern of ...
* Nilgiri Resort
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Rijuk Waterfall
Administration
Ruma Upazila is divided into four
union parishads:
Ghalangya,
Paindu,
Remakri Pransa, and
Ruma
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History
Traces of organized human life ...
. The union parishads are subdivided into 15 mauzas and 225 villages.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western count ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh
The divisions of Bangladesh, divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or (). The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 s ...
*
Divisions of Bangladesh
Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ...
References
Upazilas of Bandarban District
Ruma Upazila
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