Dhaka Division

Dhaka Division ঢাকা বিভাগ
Division of Bangladesh
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Coordinates: 24°10′N 90°25′E / 24.167°N 90.417°ECoordinates: 24°10′N 90°25′E / 24.167°N 90.417°E
Country	Bangladesh
Capital	Dhaka
Area
• Total	20,593.74 km^2 (7,951.29 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	36,054,418
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
ISO 3166 code	BD-C
Website	dhakadiv.gov.bd

Dhaka Division (Bengali: ঢাকা বিভাগ, Ḑhaka Bibhag) is an administrative division within Bangladesh.^[1] The capital and largest city is Dhaka. The division covers an area of 20,593.74 km²,^[1] and has a population of 36,054,418 at the 2011 Census.

Dhaka Division is bounded by Mymensingh Division to the north, Barisal Division to the south, Chittagong Division on the south-east, Sylhet Division to the east, Rangpur Division to the north-west, and Rajshahi and Khulna Divisions to the west.

Administrative divisions

Dhaka Division, formerly Dacca Division of East Pakistan province, consists of two city corporations, 13 districts, 93 upazilas and 1,239 union parishads.

Name	Capital	Area (km²)	Population 1991 Census	Population 2001 Census	Population 2011 Census
Dhaka District	Dhaka	1,463.60	5,839,642	8,511,228	12,043,977
Faridpur District	Faridpur	2,052.68	1,505,686	1,756,470	1,912,969
Gazipur District	Gazipur	1,806.36	1,621,562	2,031,891	3,403,912
Gopalganj District	Gopalganj	1,468.74	1,060,791	1,165,273	1,172,415
Kishoreganj District	Kishoreganj	2,688.59	2,306,087	2,594,954	2,911,907
Madaripur District	Madaripur	1,125.69	1,069,176	1,146,349	1,165,952
Manikganj District	Manikganj	1,383.66	1,175,909	1,285,080	1,392,867
Munshiganj District	Munshiganj	1,004.29	1,188,387	1,293,972	1,445,660
Narayanganj District	Narayanganj	684.37	1,754,804	2,173,948	2,948,217
Narsingdi District	Narsingdi	1,150.14	1,652,123	1,895,984	2,224,944
Rajbari District	Rajbari	1,092.28	835,173	951,906	1,049,778
Shariatpur District	Shariatpur	1,174.05	953,021	1,082,300	1,155,824
Tangail District	Tangail	3,414.35	3,002,428	3,290,696	3,605,083
Total Division	Dhaka	31,177.74	32,665,975	39,044,716	47,424,418

Sources

Census figures for 1991, 2001 and 2011 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2011 Census figures are based on preliminary results.

References

1. Sajahan Miah (2012). "Dhaka Division". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.