Dhaka (Division)

ঢাকা বিভাগ Dhaka
Basic data
Country	Bangladesh
Capital	Dhaka
surface	20,593.7 km²
Residents	40,171,000 (2016)
density	1951 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	BD-C
Website	dhakadiv.gov.bd (Bengali)

Coordinates: 24 ° 0 ′  N , 90 ° 25 ′  E

The Dhaka division ( Bengali : ঢাকা বিভাগ , Ḍhākā bibhāg ) is one of eight administrative units in Bangladesh , which are superordinate to the districts and are named after their largest city.

Structure of the Dhaka division (as of 2015)

The Dhaka division borders the Sylhet and Chittagong administrative units to the east, Barishal to the south and Rajshahi and Khulna to the west . To the north, Dhaka borders the Maimansingh division , which was split off from Dhaka in 2015. The administrative unit covers an area of ​​20,593.74 km². The population is growing rapidly, in 2011 there were around 36 million inhabitants (not including the inhabitants of the districts that split off in 2015). In 2016 it was estimated at over 40 million.

The administrative unit consists of the capital city administration, that of Dhaka , 13 districts, several sub-districts and numerous local sub-administrative categories.

The 13 districts of the Dhaka division since the split of Maimansingh are Dhaka , Gazipur , Narsingdi , Manikganj , Munsiganj , Narayanganj , Faridpur , Madaripur , Shariatpur , Rajbari and Gopalganj .

Population development

year	population
1991 census	23,964,789
2001 census	29.180.051
2011 census	36,433,505
2016 estimate	40,171,000

Web links

• Article on the Dhaka Division by Sajahan Miah at Bangalpedia
• http://www.citypopulation.de/Bangladesh-Mun_d.html