Neighbourhoods in Dhaka Metropolitan Area

Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাকা), formerly known as Dacca,[1] is the capital of Bangladesh. It is the ninth-largest and the sixth-most densely populated city in the world, with a population of 8.9 million residents within the city limits, and a population of over 21 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. Dhaka is the economic, political, and cultural center of Bangladesh, and is one of the major cities in South Asia, the largest city in Eastern South Asia.

Shapla Square, Dhaka

The major suburb areas which are a part of the Dhaka Metropolitan Area and Greater Dhaka urban area are:

Dhaka District

Dhaka North City Corporation
Hatirjheel Lake

Dhaka South City Corporation
Sadarghat

Savar Upazila
National Martyrs' Memorial, Savar

Keraniganj Upazila
Skyline of Hasnabad

Gazipur District

Narayanganj District
Skyline of Narayanganj

Purbachal
Main article: Purbachal Residential Model Town
Present condition of Purbachal

Purbachal Residential Model Town is the biggest planned township in Bangladesh.[2] The project area consists of about 6,227 acres (25 square kilometer) land located in between the Shitalakhya and the Balu River at Rupgonj thana of Narayanganj District and at Kaligonj Thana of Gazipur District, in the northeastern side of Dhaka.

See also

References
  1. Choguill, C.L. (2012). New Communities for Urban Squatters: Lessons from the Plan That Failed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Springer Science & Business Media. p. viii. ISBN 978-1-4613-1863-7. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. "Purbachal New Town".

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