Laksam Upazila

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Laksam
লাকসাম
Upazila
Laksam is located in Bangladesh
Laksam
Laksam
Location in Bangladesh
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Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Comilla District
Area
 • Total 135.61 km2 (52.36 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 294,719 [1]
 • Density 1,195/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Laksam

Laksam (Bengali: লাকসাম) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Laksam has 7 Unions/Wards, 136 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 183 villages.[1]

Geography

Laksam Upazila with an area of 135.61 km,[1] is bounded by Comilla Sadar and Barura upazilas on the north, chatkhil, begumganj and senbagh upazilas on the south, nangalkot and chauddagram upazilas on the east, Barura and shahrasti upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Dakatia and Little Feni.

Transport

Laksam Railway Junction, on the Akhaura-Laksam-Chittagong Line, Laksam-Noakhali Line and Laksam-Chandpur Line is one of the two biggest junctions of Bangladesh. From here People go to Chandpur District, Noakhali District.

Notable places

  • Nawab bari - presently known as Fayjunnesa House.
  • Nobisur Mosque, Dishabondh
  • Karim haydar shrine, Gajimura
  • Zamindar bari of Atul Krisna Roy Chowdhury, Presently known as Moishan Bari
  • Veluwa sundori Bari
  • Gumboj Mosjid (Dome Mosque)
  • Mohmotto House
  • Kaji Mosque, Poschimgao
  • Shonkur Dighi, Shonkur Par, Bakoi

Notable residents

River

The only river Dakatia flows through the upazilla. This river comes from Tripura, India runs over the Comilla and fall on to the Meghna river near Chandpur District.[2] The river is 207 km long.

References

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  2. Laksam, Comilla