District (Bangladesh)
The 64 districts of Bangladesh are administratively subordinate to the eight national divisions . The districts are called Jela in Bengali . Nevertheless, the English name Zila or Zilla is also used.
The districts are again divided into so-called Upazilas . Usually the district capital is the namesake of the respective district.
District ( Jela , Zila ) |
Bengali name |
map | division | Population in 1000 (2011) |
Area (km²) |
Population density / km² |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barguna | বরগুনা | ![]() |
Barishal | 882 | 1,831 | 481 |
Barishal | বরিশাল | ![]() |
Barishal | 2,291 | 2,785 | 823 |
Bhola | ভোলা | ![]() |
Barishal | 1,758 | 3,403 | 517 |
Jhalokathi | ঝালকাঠি | ![]() |
Barishal | 596 | 749 | 795 |
Patuakhali | পটুয়াখালী | ![]() |
Barishal | 1,517 | 3,221 | 471 |
Pirojpur | পিরোজপুর | ![]() |
Barishal | 1.103 | 1,308 | 844 |
Bandarban | বান্দরবান | ![]() |
Chittagong | 383 | 4,479 | 86 |
Brahmanbaria | ব্রাহ্মণবাড়ীয়া | ![]() |
Chittagong | 2,808 | 1.927 | 1,457 |
Chandpur | চাঁদপুর | ![]() |
Chittagong | 2,393 | 1,704 | 1,404 |
Chittagong | চট্টগ্রাম | ![]() |
Chittagong | 7,509 | 5,283 | 1,421 |
Kumilla | কুমিল্লা | ![]() |
Chittagong | 5,304 | 3,085 | 1,719 |
Cox's Bazaar | কক্সবাজার | ![]() |
Chittagong | 2,275 | 2,492 | 913 |
Feni | ফেনী | ![]() |
Chittagong | 1,420 | 928 | 1,530 |
Khagrachhari | খাগড়াছড়ি | ![]() |
Chittagong | 608 | 2,700 | 225 |
Lakshmipur | লক্ষীপুর | ![]() |
Chittagong | 1,711 | 1,456 | 1,175 |
Noakhali | নোয়াখালী | ![]() |
Chittagong | 3,072 | 3,601 | 853 |
Rangamati | রাঙ্গামাটি | ![]() |
Chittagong | 596 | 6.116 | 97 |
Dhaka | ঢাকা | ![]() |
Dhaka | 11,875 | 1,464 | 8,111 |
Faridpur | ফরিদপুর | ![]() |
Dhaka | 1,867 | 2,073 | 901 |
Gazipur | গাজীপুর | ![]() |
Dhaka | 3,333 | 1,800 | 1,852 |
Gopalganj | গোপালগঞ্জ | ![]() |
Dhaka | 1,149 | 1,490 | 771 |
Kishoreganj | কিশোরগঞ্জ | ![]() |
Dhaka | 2,853 | 2,689 | 1,061 |
Madaripur | মাদারীপুর | ![]() |
Dhaka | 1,149 | 1,145 | 1.004 |
Manikganj | মানিকগঞ্জ | ![]() |
Dhaka | 1,379 | 1,379 | 1,000 |
Munshiganj | মুন্সীগঞ্জ | ![]() |
Dhaka | 1,420 | 955 | 1,487 |
Narayanganj | নারায়ণগঞ্জ | ![]() |
Dhaka | 2,897 | 759 | 4.139 |
Narsingdi | নরসিংদী | ![]() |
Dhaka | 2,202 | 1,141 | 1,930 |
Rajbari | রাজবাড়ী | ![]() |
Dhaka | 1,040 | 1,119 | 929 |
Shariatpur | শরীয়তপুর | ![]() |
Dhaka | 1,146 | 1,182 | 970 |
Tangail | টাঙ্গাইল | ![]() |
Dhaka | 3,571 | 3,414 | 1,046 |
Bagerhat | বাগেরহাট | ![]() |
Khulna | 1,461 | 3,959 | 369 |
Chuadanga | চুয়াডাঙ্গা | ![]() |
Khulna | 1,123 | 1,177 | 954 |
Jessore | যশোর | ![]() |
Khulna | 2,742 | 2,567 | 1,068 |
Jhenaidah | ঝিনাইদহ | ![]() |
Khulna | 1,756 | 1.961 | 895 |
Khulna | খুলনা | ![]() |
Khulna | 2,294 | 4,394 | 522 |
Kushtia | কুষ্টিয়া | ![]() |
Khulna | 1.933 | 1,601 | 1,207 |
Magura | মাগুরা | ![]() |
Khulna | 913 | 1,049 | 871 |
Meherpur | মেহেরপুর | ![]() |
Khulna | 652 | 509 | 910 |
Narail | নড়াইল | ![]() |
Khulna | 715 | 990 | 722 |
Satkhira | সাতক্ষিরা | ![]() |
Khulna | 1,973 | 3,858 | 511 |
Jamalpur | জামালপুর | ![]() |
Maimansingh | 2,265 | 2,032 | 1,115 |
Maimansingh | ময়মনসিংহ | ![]() |
Maimansingh | 5,042 | 4,363 | 1,156 |
Netrokona | নেত্রকোনা | ![]() |
Maimansingh | 2,207 | 2,810 | 786 |
Sherpur | শেরপুর | ![]() |
Maimansingh | 1,334 | 1,364 | 978 |
Bogra | বগুড়া | ![]() |
Rajshahi | 3,371 | 2,920 | 1,154 |
Jaipurhat | জয়পুরহাট | ![]() |
Rajshahi | 909 | 965 | 942 |
Naogaon | নওগাঁ | ![]() |
Rajshahi | 2,576 | 3,436 | 750 |
Natore | নাটোর | ![]() |
Rajshahi | 1,696 | 1,896 | 894 |
Chapai Nawabganj | চাঁপাই নবাবগঞ্জ | ![]() |
Rajshahi | 1,635 | 1,703 | 960 |
Pabna | পাবনা | ![]() |
Rajshahi | 2,497 | 2,372 | 1,053 |
Rajshahi | রাজশাহী | ![]() |
Rajshahi | 2,573 | 2,407 | 1,069 |
Sirajganj | সিরাজগঞ্জ | ![]() |
Rajshahi | 3,072 | 2,498 | 1,230 |
Dinajpur | দিনাজপুর | ![]() |
Rangpur | 2,970 | 3,438 | 864 |
Gaibandha | গাইবান্ধা | ![]() |
Rangpur | 2,349 | 2,179 | 1,078 |
Kurigram | কুড়িগ্রাম | ![]() |
Rangpur | 2,050 | 2,296 | 893 |
Lalmonirhat | লালমনিরহাট | ![]() |
Rangpur | 1,249 | 1,241 | 1.006 |
Nilphamari | নীলফামারী | ![]() |
Rangpur | 1,820 | 1,580 | 1,152 |
Panchagarh | পঞ্চগড় | ![]() |
Rangpur | 981 | 1.405 | 698 |
Rangpur | রংপুর | ![]() |
Rangpur | 2,866 | 2,368 | 1,210 |
Thakurgaon | ঠাকুরগাঁ | ![]() |
Rangpur | 1,380 | 1,810 | 762 |
Habiganj | হবিগঞ্জ | ![]() |
Sylhet | 2,059 | 2,637 | 781 |
Moulvibazar | মৌলভীবাজার | ![]() |
Sylhet | 1,902 | 2,799 | 679 |
Sunamganj | সুনামগঞ্জ | ![]() |
Sylhet | 2,443 | 3,670 | 666 |
Sylhet | সিলেট | ![]() |
Sylhet | 3,404 | 3,490 | 975 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 2011 Population & Housing Census: Preliminary Results. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, archived from the original on January 15, 2013 ; accessed on January 12, 2012 .