Division (Bangladesh)
The regional administration of Bangladesh is divided into eight large administrative units called divisions .
They are all named after their respective capitals.
location | division | Bengali | Capital | surface | Population (2011) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barishal Division |
বরিশাল বিভাগ Bariśāl bibhāg |
Barishal | 13,225 km² | 8.326 million | |
Chittagong Division |
চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ Caṭṭagrām bibhāg |
Chittagong | 33,909 km² | 28.423 million | |
Dhaka Division |
ঢাকা বিভাগ Ḍhākā bibhāg |
Dhaka | 20,594 km² | 36.054 million | |
Khulna Division |
খুলনা বিভাগ Khulnā bibhāg |
Khulna | 22,284 km² | 15.688 million | |
Maimansingh Division |
ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ Maẏamanasiṃh bibhāg |
Maimansingh | 10,584 km² | 11.370 million | |
Rajshahi Division |
রাজশাহী বিভাগ Rājśāhī bibhāg |
Rajshahi | 18,153 km² | 18.485 million | |
Rangpur division |
রংপুর বিভাগ Raṃpur bibhāg |
Rangpur | 16,185 km² | 15.788 million | |
Sylhet division |
সিলেট বিভাগ Sileṭ bibhāg |
Sylhet | 12,635 km² | 9.910 million | |
Bangladesh |
গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gaṇaprajātantrī Bāṃlādeś |
Dhaka | 147,570 km² | 149.772 million |
The divisions are divided into a total of 64 districts as hierarchically subordinate administrative units.
history
After independence in 1971 the four divisions Dacca (from 1983 Dhaka), Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi existed. In 1993, the Barishal Division was re-established as the 5th Division by separating from Khulna. In 1995, Sylhet was separated from Chittagong as the 6th division. In 2010 the Rangpur division was formed from parts of Rajshahi. In 2015, Maimansingh was reformed from parts of Dhaka. At the same time, the Bangladeshi government announced that two more new divisions would be formed, Faridpur from parts of Dhaka and Kumilla from parts of Chittagong.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS 2011. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, July 2011, archived from the original on March 19, 2016 ; accessed on March 19, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rangpur made 7th division. The Daily Star, January 26, 2010, accessed March 19, 2016 .
- ^ Mymensingh to become eighth division of Bangladesh. The Daily Star , September 15, 2015, accessed March 19, 2016 .