Districts of Bangladesh
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The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64[1] districts or zila.[2] The headquarters of a district is called a district seat (jela shodor). The districts are further subdivided into 492 sub-districts or upazila.[3]
History[]
Before independence, Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan) had 20 districts.
English spelling change[]
In April 2018, the government changed the English spelling of five districts to avoid inconsistencies in the Bengali and English spellings. The spellings have been changed from Bogra to Bogura, Barisal to Barishal, Jessore to Jashore, Chittagong to Chattogram and Comilla to Cumilla.[4]
Administration[]
Deputy commissioner[]
A deputy commissioner (popularly abbreviated to "DC") is the executive head of the district. Deputy commissioners are appointed by the government from the deputy secretary BCS Administration Cadre.
District councils[]
A district council (or zila parishad) is a local government body at the district level.[5] The Bengali word parishad means council and zila parishad translates to district council.
The functions of a district council include construction and maintenance of roads, and bridges, building hospitals and dispensaries, schools and educational institutions, health facilities and sanitation, tube wells for drinking water, rest houses, and coordination of activities of the Union parishads within the district.
Timeline of creation[]
- 1666
- Chittagong district.[6]
- 1769
- Rangpur District.[7]
- 1772
- Rajshahi district.[8]
- 1772
- Dhaka district.
- Jashore district.[9]
- 3 January 1782
- Sylhet district.[10]
- 1786
- Dinajpur district.[11]
- 1787
- Mymensingh district.[12]
- 1790
- Comilla district.[13]
- 1797
- Barisal district.[14]
- 1815
- Faridpur district.[15]
- 1821
- 1832
- Pabna district.[18]
- 1860
- Hill Tracts district is split from Chittagong district.[6]
- 1882
- Khulna district.[19]
- 1947
- Kushtia district.[20]
- 1969
- 1971
- Dhaka Division: Dhaka district, Faridpur district, Mymensingh district, Tangail district
- Chittagong Division: Hill Tracts district, Chittagong district, Comilla district, Noakhali district, Sylhet district, Cox's Bazar district
- Rajshahi Division: Bogura district, Dinajpur district, Rajshahi district, Rangpur district, Pabna district
- Khulna Division: Bakerganj district, Jashore district, Khulna district, Kushtia district, Patuakhali district
- 1978
- 1983
- Joypurhat district was split from Bogra district.[17]
- 22 February 1984
- Brahmanbaria district was split from Comilla district.[23]
- Sirajganj district was split from Pabna district.[24]
- Sherpur, Netrokona and Kishoreganj districts were split from Mymensingh district.[12]
- Lakshmipur and Feni districts were split from Noakhali district.[25][26]
- Sunamganj, Habiganj and Maulvibazar districts were split from Sylhet district.[10]
- Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts were split from Dinajpur district.[11]
- 1 March 1984
- Cox's Bazar district was split from Chittagong district.[27]
List of districts[]
District | Division | Established | Area (km2)[28] | Population (2011)[28] | Density (/km2) | |
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English | Bengali | |||||
Barguna | বরগুনা | Barisal | 1984 | 1,831 | 892,781 | 488 |
Barisal | বরিশাল | 1797 | 2,785 | 2,324,310 | 835 | |
Bhola | ভোলা | 1984 | 3,403 | 1,776,795 | 522 | |
Jhalokati | ঝালকাঠি | 1984 | 749 | 682,669 | 911 | |
Patuakhali | পটুয়াখালী | 1969 | 3,221 | 1,535,854 | 477 | |
Pirojpur | পিরোজপুর | 1984 | 1,308 | 1,113,257 | 851 | |
Bandarban | বান্দরবান | Chittagong | 1981 | 4,479 | 388,335 | 87 |
Brahmanbaria | ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া | 1984 | 1,927 | 2,840,498 | 1,474 | |
Chandpur | চাঁদপুর | 1984 | 1,704 | 2,416,018 | 1,418 | |
Chittagong | চট্টগ্রাম | 1666 | 5,283 | 7,616,352 | 1,442 | |
Comilla | কুমিল্লা | 1790 | 3,085 | 5,387,288 | 1,746 | |
Cox's Bazar | কক্সবাজার | 1984 | 2,492 | 2,289,990 | 919 | |
Feni | ফেনী | 1984 | 928 | 1,437,371 | 1,549 | |
Khagrachhari | খাগড়াছড়ি | 1983 | 2,700 | 613,917 | 227 | |
Lakshmipur | লক্ষ্মীপুর | 1984 | 1,456 | 1,729,188 | 1,188 | |
Noakhali | নোয়াখালী | 1821 | 3,601 | 3,108,083 | 863 | |
Rangamati | রাঙ্গামাটি | 1983 | 6,116 | 595,979 | 97 | |
Dhaka | ঢাকা | Dhaka | 1772 | 1,464 | 12,043,977 | 8,227 |
Faridpur | ফরিদপুর | 1815 | 2,073 | 1,912,969 | 923 | |
Gazipur | গাজীপুর | 1984 | 1,800 | 3,403,912 | 1,891 | |
Gopalganj | গোপালগঞ্জ | 1984 | 1,490 | 1,172,415 | 787 | |
Kishoreganj | কিশোরগঞ্জ | 1984 | 2,689 | 2,911,907 | 1,083 | |
Madaripur | মাদারীপুর | 1984 | 1,145 | 1,165,952 | 1,018 | |
Manikganj | মানিকগঞ্জ | 1984 | 1,379 | 1,392,867 | 1,010 | |
Munshiganj | মুন্সীগঞ্জ | 1984 | 955 | 1,445,660 | 1,514 | |
Narayanganj | নারায়ণগঞ্জ | 1984 | 700 | 2,948,217 | 4,212 | |
Narsingdi | নরসিংদী | 1984 | 1,141 | 2,224,944 | 1,950 | |
Rajbari | রাজবাড়ী | 1984 | 1,119 | 1,049,778 | 938 | |
Shariatpur | শরীয়তপুর | 1984 | 1,182 | 1,155,824 | 978 | |
Tangail | টাঙ্গাইল | 1969 | 3,414 | 3,605,083 | 1,056 | |
Bagerhat | বাগেরহাট | Khulna | 1984 | 3,959 | 1,476,090 | 373 |
Chuadanga | চুয়াডাঙ্গা | 1984 | 1,177 | 1,129,015 | 959 | |
Jessore | যশোর | 1781 | 2,567 | 2,764,547 | 1,077 | |
Jhenaidah | ঝিনাইদহ | 1984 | 1,961 | 1,771,304 | 903 | |
Khulna | খুলনা | 1882 | 4,394 | 2,318,527 | 528 | |
Kushtia | কুষ্টিয়া | 1947 | 1,601 | 1,946,838 | 1,216 | |
Magura | মাগুরা | 1984 | 1,049 | 918,419 | 876 | |
Meherpur | মেহেরপুর | 1984 | 716 | 655,392 | 915 | |
Narail | নড়াইল | 1984 | 990 | 721,668 | 729 | |
Satkhira | সাতক্ষীরা | 1984 | 3,858 | 1,985,959 | 515 | |
Jamalpur | জামালপুর | Mymensingh | 1978 | 2,032 | 2,292,674 | 1,128 |
Mymensingh | ময়মনসিংহ | 1787 | 4,363 | 5,110,272 | 1,171 | |
Netrokona | নেত্রকোণা | 1984 | 2,810 | 2,229,642 | 793 | |
Sherpur | শেরপুর | 1984 | 1,364 | 1,358,325 | 996 | |
Bogra | বগুড়া | Rajshahi | 1821 | 2,920 | 3,400,874 | 1,165 |
Joypurhat | জয়পুরহাট | 1983 | 965 | 913,768 | 947 | |
Naogaon | নওগাঁ | 1984 | 3,436 | 2,600,157 | 757 | |
Natore | নাটোর | 1984 | 1,896 | 1,706,673 | 900 | |
Chapai Nawabganj | চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ | 1984 | 1,703 | 1,647,521 | 967 | |
Pabna | পাবনা | 1832 | 2,372 | 2,523,179 | 1,064 | |
Rajshahi | রাজশাহী | 1772 | 2,407 | 2,595,197 | 1,078 | |
Sirajganj | সিরাজগঞ্জ | 1984 | 2,498 | 3,097,489 | 1,240 | |
Dinajpur | দিনাজপুর | Rangpur | 1786 | 3,438 | 2,990,128 | 870 |
Gaibandha | গাইবান্ধা | 1984 | 2,179 | 2,379,255 | 1,092 | |
Kurigram | কুড়িগ্রাম | 1984 | 2,296 | 2,069,273 | 901 | |
Lalmonirhat | লালমনিরহাট | 1984 | 1,241 | 1,256,099 | 1,012 | |
Nilphamari | নীলফামারী | 1984 | 1,580 | 1,834,231 | 1,161 | |
Panchagarh | পঞ্চগড় | 1984 | 1,405 | 987,644 | 703 | |
Rangpur | রংপুর | 1772 | 2,368 | 2,881,086 | 1,217 | |
Thakurgaon | ঠাকুরগাঁও | 1984 | 1,810 | 1,390,042 | 768 | |
Habiganj | হবিগঞ্জ | Sylhet | 1984 | 2,637 | 2,089,001 | 792 |
Moulvibazar | মৌলভীবাজার | 1984 | 2,799 | 1,919,062 | 686 | |
Sunamganj | সুনামগঞ্জ | 1984 | 3,670 | 2,467,968 | 672 | |
Sylhet | সিলেট | 1782 | 3,490 | 3,434,188 | 984 | |
Total | 147,570 | 144,043,697 | 976 |
See also[]
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Villages of Bangladesh
References[]
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