Barura Upazila

Barura () is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography.
Barura is located at . It has 52,851 households and a total area of 241.65 km2.
Demographics.
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Barura had a population of 310,778.
Administration.
Barura Upazila is divided into Barura Municipality and 14 union parishads: Adda, Adra, Aganagar, Bhabanipur, Chitodda, Dakshin Khoshbas, Dakshin Shilmuri, Deora, Galimpur, Jhalam, Laxmipur, Payalgacha, Uttar Khoshbas, and Uttar Shilmuri. The union parishads are subdivided into 212 mauzas and 314 villages.
Barura Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.
Public representative.
Nasimul Alam Chowdhury was elected to parliament for Comilla-8 as an Awami League candidate in 2018.