Zila (country subdivision)
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A zilā or zilla or zillah or jela or jilha is a country subdivision in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It is translated as district.
Zilas in Bangladesh[]
Zilas in India[]
A district (zilā) is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. In some cases districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions, and in others directly into tehsils or talukas. As of 2021 there are a total of 748 districts, up from the 640 in the 2011 Census of India and the 593 recorded in the 2001 Census of India.[4]
District officials include:
Each of these officials is aided by officers from the appropriate branch of the state government.
Most districts have a distinct headquarters; but the districts of Mumbai City, in Maharashtra,[5] Hyderabad in Telangana and Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, are examples where there is no distinct district headquarters, although there are district collectors.Zilas of Nepal[]
Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal.
After the state's reconstruction of administrative divisions, Nawalparasi District and Rukum District were divided into Parasi District and Nawalpur District, and Eastern Rukum District and Western Rukum District respectively.Zilas in Pakistan[]
See also[]
- Zila Parishad (disambiguation)
- Districts of British India
References[]
- ^ "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Bangladesh National Portal.
- ^ "Bangladesh - Government and society". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "Upazilla List". Bangladesh National Portal. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "Provisional Population Totals: Number of Administrative Units" (PDF). Census of India 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Official site of Mumbai City Collectorate (A district)
- ^ "Dividing governance: Three new districts notified in G-B - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Administrative Setup". ajk.gov.pk. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
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