Rajshahi (Division)

রাজশাহী বিভাগ Rajshahi
Basic data
Country	Bangladesh
Capital	Rajshahi
surface	18,194 km²
Residents	20,412,000 (2016)
density	1122 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	BD-E
Website	rajshahidiv.gov.bd (Bengali)

Coordinates: 25 ° 0 '  N , 89 ° 0'  E

The Rajshahi division ( Bengali : রাজশাহী বিভাগ , Rājśāhī bibhāg ) is one of eight administrative units in Bangladesh , which are superordinate to the districts and are named after their largest city. The area covers 18,194 km². It is located in the northwest of the country. The division's population is around 20 million. The administrative capital is Rajshahi .

The Rajshahi division borders the national administrative unit Rangpur to the north, Dhaka and Maimansingh to the east, Khulna to the south and the Indian state of West Bengal to the west .

The administrative unit consists of 8 districts: Bogra , Jaipurhat , Lalmonirhat , Naogaon , Natore , Nawabganj , Pabna , Rajshahi and Sirajganj .

Until January 25, 2010, the districts of Dinajpur , Gaibandha , Kurigram , Nilphamari , Panchagarh , Rangpur and Thakurgaon also belonged to the Rajshahi division. These then formed the newly created Rangpur Division .

Population development

year	population
1991 census	14.212.065
2001 census	16,354,723
2011 census	18,484,858
2016 estimate	20,412,000

Web links

• Article on the Rajshahi Division by Sajahan Miah at Banglapedia