ThedivisionsofBangladeshare further divided into districts orzilas(Bengali:জেলা).[1]The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (Bengali:জেলা সদর,romanized:zila sadar). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 subdistricts orupazilas.[2]
| Districts of Bangladesh | |
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| Category | Administrative divisions |
| Location | Bangladesh |
| Created |
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| Number | 64 |
| Populations | 164,924,071 |
| Areas | 1,47,556 km2 |
| Government |
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| Subdivisions |
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History
editBefore independence, Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan) had 19 districts.
English spelling change
editIn April 2018, the government changed the English spelling of five districts to avoid inconsistencies in the Bengali and English spellings and to make them consistent with the Bengali pronunciation. The spellings have been changed from Bogra to Bogura, Barisal to Barishal, Jessore to Jashore, Chittagong to Chattogram and Comilla to Cumilla.[3]
Administration
editDeputy commissioner
editA Deputy Commissioner (DC), popularly abbreviated to 'DC,' serves as the executive head of the district. Individuals appointed to the role are selected by the government from the Deputy Secretary BCS Administration Cadre.
District councils
editA district council (orzila parishad) is a local government body at the district level.[4]The Bengali wordparishadmeans council andzila parishadtranslates todistrict council.
The functions of a district council include the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges. They are also responsible for building hospitals, dispensaries, schools, and other educational institutions. In addition, district councils oversee health facilities and sanitation projects, as well as the installation of tube wells for drinking water. They also manage rest houses and coordinate activities among the Union Parishads within the district.
Timeline of creation
edit- 1666
- 1769
- 1772
- 1781
- 1786
- 1787
- 1790
- 1797
- 1815
- 1821
- 1832
- 1860
- Hill Tracts districtis split from Chittagong district.[5]
- 1882
- Khulna Districtis split from Jessore district.[18]
- 1947
- Kushtia Districtis established Because of thePartition of Bengalin 1947 before that it is a part of Nadia District.[19]
- 1969
- Tangail Districtis split from Mymensingh district.[11]
- Patuakhali districtis split from Barisal district.[20]
- 1971
- Dhaka Division: Dhaka district, Faridpur district, Mymensingh district, Tangail district
- Chittagong Division: Hill Tracts district, Chittagong district, Comilla district, Noakhali district, Sylhet district.
- Rajshahi Division: Bogra district, Dinajpur district, Rajshahi district, Rangpur district, Pabna district.
- Khulna Division: Barisal district, Jessore district, Khulna district, Kushtia district, Patuakhali district
- 1984
- Magura districtwas split from Jessore district.
- BrahmanbariaandChandpur districtswere split from Comilla district.[21]
- Sirajganj districtwas split from Pabna district.[22]
- Sherpur districtwas split from Jamalpur district.
- NetrokonaandKishoreganj districtswere split from Mymensingh district.[11]
- LakshmipurandFeni districtswere split from Noakhali district.[23][24]
- Sunamganj,HabiganjandMaulvibazardistricts were split from Sylhet district.[7]
- ThakurgaonandPanchagarhdistricts were split from Dinajpur district.[10]
- JhenaidahandNarailsplit from Jessore district.
- Cox's Bazardistrict was split from Chittagong district.[25]
- SatkhiraandBagerhatdistricts were split from Khulna District.
- MeherpurandChuadanga districtswere split from Kustia District.
- PrirojpurandJhalokati Districtwere spilt from Barisal district.
- BholaandBarguna Districtwere spilt from Patuakhali district.
- Joypurhatdistrict was split fromBogra District.[26]
List of districts
edit| Division | District | Established | Area (km2)[27] | Population (2022)[28] | Density (/km2)[28] | No. of Upazila[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisal | Barguna | 1984 | 1,831 | 1,010,530 | 552 | 6 |
| Barishal | 1797 | 2,785 | 2,570,450 | 923 | 10 | |
| Bhola | 1984 | 3,403 | 1,932,514 | 568 | 7 | |
| Jhalokati | 1984 | 707 | 661,161 | 935 | 4 | |
| Patuakhali | 1969 | 3,221 | 1,727,254 | 536 | 8 | |
| Pirojpur | 1984 | 1,278 | 1,198,193 | 938 | 7 | |
| Chittagong | Bandarban | 1981 | 4,479 | 481,109 | 107 | 7 |
| Brahmanbaria | 1984 | 1,881 | 3,306,559 | 1,758 | 9 | |
| Chandpur | 1984 | 1,645 | 2,635,748 | 1,602 | 8 | |
| Chittagong | 1666 | 5,283 | 9,169,464 | 1,736 | 15 | |
| Comilla | 1790 | 3,146 | 6,212,216 | 1,974 | 17 | |
| Cox's Bazar | 1984 | 2,492 | 2,823,265 | 1,133 | 9 | |
| Feni | 1984 | 990 | 1,648,896 | 1,665 | 6 | |
| Khagrachhari | 1983 | 2,749 | 714,119 | 260 | 9 | |
| Lakshmipur | 1984 | 1,440 | 1,938,111 | 1,346 | 5 | |
| Noakhali | 1821 | 3,686 | 3,625,252 | 984 | 9 | |
| Rangamati | 1983 | 6,116 | 647,587 | 106 | 10 | |
| Dhaka | Dhaka | 1772 | 1,464 | 14,734,025 | 10,067 | 5 |
| Faridpur | 1815 | 2,053 | 2,162,876 | 1,054 | 9 | |
| Gazipur | 1984 | 1,806 | 5,263,474 | 2,914 | 5 | |
| Gopalganj | 1984 | 1,469 | 1,295,053 | 882 | 5 | |
| Kishoreganj | 1984 | 2,689 | 3,267,630 | 1,215 | 13 | |
| Madaripur | 1984 | 1,125 | 1,293,027 | 1,149 | 5 | |
| Manikganj | 1984 | 1,384 | 1,558,024 | 1,126 | 7 | |
| Munshiganj | 1984 | 1,004 | 1,625,418 | 1,618 | 6 | |
| Narayanganj | 1984 | 684 | 3,909,138 | 5,712 | 5 | |
| Narsingdi | 1984 | 1,150 | 2,584,452 | 2,247 | 6 | |
| Rajbari | 1984 | 1,092 | 1,189,821 | 1,089 | 5 | |
| Shariatpur | 1984 | 1,174 | 1,294,561 | 1,103 | 6 | |
| Tangail | 1969 | 3,414 | 4,037,608 | 1,183 | 12 | |
| Khulna | Bagerhat | 1984 | 3,959 | 1,613,079 | 407 | 9 |
| Chuadanga | 1984 | 1,174 | 1,234,066 | 1,051 | 4 | |
| Jashore | 1781 | 2,607 | 3,076,849 | 1,181 | 8 | |
| Jhenaidah | 1984 | 1,965 | 1,771,304 | 902 | 6 | |
| Khulna | 1882 | 4,394 | 2,613,385 | 595 | 9 | |
| Kushtia | 1947 | 1,609 | 2,149,692 | 1,336 | 6 | |
| Magura | 1984 | 1,039 | 1,033,115 | 994 | 4 | |
| Meherpur | 1984 | 742 | 705,356 | 951 | 3 | |
| Narail | 1984 | 968 | 788,673 | 815 | 3 | |
| Satkhira | 1984 | 3,817 | 2,196,581 | 574 | 7 | |
| Mymensingh | Jamalpur | 1978 | 2,115 | 2,499,737 | 1,182 | 7 |
| Mymensingh | 1787 | 4,395 | 5,899,052 | 1,342 | 13 | |
| Netrokona | 1984 | 2,794 | 2,324,856 | 832 | 10 | |
| Sherpur | 1984 | 1,365 | 1,501,853 | 1,101 | 5 | |
| Rajshahi | Bogura | 1821 | 2,899 | 3,734,300 | 1,288 | 12 |
| Joypurhat | 1983 | 1,012 | 956,430 | 945 | 5 | |
| Naogaon | 1984 | 3,436 | 2,784,598 | 811 | 11 | |
| Natore | 1984 | 1,900 | 1,859,921 | 979 | 7 | |
| Chapai Nawabganj | 1984 | 1,703 | 1,835,527 | 1,078 | 5 | |
| Pabna | 1832 | 2,376 | 2,909,622 | 1,225 | 9 | |
| Rajshahi | 1772 | 2,425 | 2,915,013 | 1,202 | 9 | |
| Sirajganj | 1984 | 2,402 | 3,357,708 | 1,398 | 9 | |
| Rangpur | Dinajpur | 1786 | 3,444 | 3,315,238 | 963 | 13 |
| Gaibandha | 1984 | 2,115 | 2,562,232 | 1,212 | 7 | |
| Kurigram | 1984 | 2,245 | 2,329,161 | 1,037 | 9 | |
| Lalmonirhat | 1984 | 1,247 | 1,428,406 | 1,145 | 5 | |
| Nilphamari | 1984 | 1,547 | 2,092,567 | 1,353 | 6 | |
| Panchagarh | 1984 | 1,405 | 1,179,843 | 840 | 5 | |
| Rangpur | 1772 | 2,401 | 3,169,615 | 1,320 | 8 | |
| Thakurgaon | 1984 | 1,781 | 1,533,894 | 861 | 5 | |
| Sylhet | Habiganj | 1984 | 2,637 | 2,358,886 | 895 | 9 |
| Moulvibazar | 1984 | 2,799 | 2,123,445 | 759 | 7 | |
| Sunamganj | 1984 | 3,747 | 2,695,495 | 719 | 12 | |
| Sylhet | 1782 | 3,452 | 3,857,037 | 1,117 | 13 | |
| Total | 147,556 | 164,924,071 | 82,892 | 495 | ||
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