Dhaka Division

Dhaka Division (Bengali: ঢাকা বিভাগ, Ḍhaka Bibhag) is an administrative division within Bangladesh.[4] Dhaka serves as the capital city of the Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains a population magnet, covers an area of 20,508.8 km2 with a population in excess of 44 million, growing at 1.94% rate since prior count, compared with national average of 1.22%.[5] However, national figures may include data skewing expatriation of male labor force as gender ratio is skewed towards females.

Dhaka Division
ঢাকা বিভাগ
Dacca Division
Division of Bangladesh
Location of Dhaka in Bangladesh
Location of Dhaka in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°10′N 90°25′E
Country Bangladesh
Established1829
CapitalDhaka
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Bangladesh
 • Divisional CommissionerMd. Sabirul Rahman[1]
 • Parliamentary constituencyJatiya Sangsad (64 seats)
Area
 • Total20,508.8 km2 (7,918.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total44,215,107
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
ISO 3166 codeBD-C
HDI (2018)Increase 0.652[3]
Notable sports teamsDhaka Dominators
Dhaka Metropolis
Dhaka Division
Websitedhakadiv.gov.bd
Not to be confused with Dhaka District, Greater Dhaka, or Dhaka City Corporation.

Dhaka Division borders every other division in the country except Rangpur Division. It is bounded by Mymensingh Division to the north, Barisal Division to the south, Chittagong Division to the east and south-east, Sylhet Division to the north-east, and Rajshahi Division to the west and Khulna Divisions to the south-west.

Administrative divisions

Dhaka Division consisted before 2015 of four city corporations, 13 districts, 123 upazilas and 1,248 union parishads. However, four of the most northerly of the 17 districts were removed in 2015 to create the new Mymensingh Division, and another five districts (those situated to the south of the Ganges/Padma River) are in the process of being removed to create a new Faridpur Division.

NameCapitalArea (km2) Area (sq mi)Population
1991 Census		Population
2001 Census		Population
2011 Census		 Population 2022 census
Dhaka DistrictDhaka1,463.60 565.105,839,6428,511,22812,043,977 14,734,025
Gazipur DistrictGazipur1,806.36 697.441,621,5622,031,8913,403,912 5,263,474
Kishoreganj DistrictKishoreganj2,688.59 1,038.072,306,0872,594,9542,911,907 3,267,630
Manikganj DistrictManikganj1,383.66 534.231,175,9091,285,0801,392,867 1,558,024
Munshiganj DistrictMunshiganj1,004.29 387.761,188,3871,293,9721,445,660 1,625,418
Narayanganj DistrictNarayanganj684.37 264.241,754,8042,173,9482,948,217 3,909,138
Narsingdi DistrictNarsingdi1,150.14 444.071,652,1231,895,9842,224,944 2,584,452
Tangail DistrictTangail3,414.35 1,318.293,002,4283,290,6963,750,781 4,037,608
Faridpur DistrictFaridpur2,052.68 792.541,505,6861,756,4701,912,969 2,162,876
Gopalganj DistrictGopalganj1,468.74 567.081,060,7911,165,2731,172,415 1,295,053
Madaripur DistrictMadaripur1,125.69 434.631,069,1761,146,3491,165,952 1,293,027
Rajbari DistrictRajbari1,092.28 421.73835,173951,9061,049,778 1,189,821
Shariatpur DistrictShariatpur1,174.05 453.30953,0211,082,3001,155,824 1,294,561
Total Districts *1320,508.80 7,918.4923,964,78929,180,05136,433,505

Note: * revised area and its population after excluding the districts transferred to the new Mymensingh Division.

Sources

Census figures for 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2022 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2022 Census figures are based on preliminary results.

References
  1. "List of Divisional Commissioners".
  2. "Final Report" (PDF). bbs.portal.gov.bd. 2022-07-23. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab".
  4. Sajahan Miah (2012). "Dhaka Division". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. "Census 2022: Dhaka division home to 44 million people now". 27 July 2022.
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