Districts of Bangladesh

Districts of Bangladesh

The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts or zila. The headquarters of a district is called a district seat (jela shodor). The districts are further subdivided into 495 subdistricts or upazilas.

History

Before independence, Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan) had 19 districts.

English spelling change

In April 2018, the government changed the English spelling of five districts to avoid inconsistencies in the Bengali and English spellings. The spellings have been changed from Bogra to Bogura, Barisal to Barishal, Jessore to Jashore, Chittagong to Chattogram and Comilla to Cumilla.

Administration

Deputy commissioner

A deputy commissioner (popularly abbreviated to "DC") is the executive head of the district. Deputy commissioners are appointed by the government from the deputy secretary BCS Administration Cadre.

District councils

A district council (or zila parishad) is a local government body at the district level. The Bengali word parishad means council and zila parishad translates to district council.

The functions of a district council include construction and maintenance of roads, and bridges, building hospitals and dispensaries, schools and educational institutions, health facilities and sanitation, tube wells for drinking water, rest houses, and coordination of activities of the Union parishads within the district.

Timeline of creation

1666
1772
1781
3 January 1782
1786
1787
1790
1797
1815
1821
1832
1860
1882
1947
1969
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
1978
1983
1984
22 February
1 March

List of districts

District Division Established Area (km2) Population (2022) Density (/km2)
Barguna Barisal 1984 1,831 1,010,530 552
Barisal 1797 2,785 2,570,450 923
Bhola 1984 3,403 1,932,514 568
Jhalokati 1984 707 661,161 935
Patuakhali 1969 3,221 1,727,254 536
Pirojpur 1984 1,278 1,198,193 938
Bandarban Chittagong 1981 4,479 481,109 107
Brahmanbaria 1984 1,881 3,306,559 1,758
Chandpur 1984 1,645 2,635,748 1,602
Chittagong 1666 5,283 9,169,464 1,736
Comilla 1790 3,146 6,212,216 1,974
Cox's Bazar 1984 2,492 2,823,265 1,133
Feni 1984 990 1,648,896 1,665
Khagrachhari 1983 2,749 714,119 260
Lakshmipur 1984 1,440 1,938,111 1,346
Noakhali 1821 3,686 3,625,252 984
Rangamati 1983 6,116 647,587 106
Dhaka Dhaka 1772 1,464 14,734,025 10,067
Faridpur 1815 2,053 2,162,876 1,054
Gazipur 1984 1,806 5,263,474 2,914
Gopalganj 1984 1,469 1,295,053 882
Kishoreganj 1984 2,689 3,267,630 1,215
Madaripur 1984 1,125 1,293,027 1,149
Manikganj 1984 1,384 1,558,024 1,126
Munshiganj 1984 1,004 1,625,418 1,618
Narayanganj 1984 684 3,909,138 5,712
Narsingdi 1984 1,150 2,584,452 2,247
Rajbari 1984 1,092 1,189,821 1,089
Shariatpur 1984 1,174 1,294,561 1,103
Tangail 1969 3,414 4,037,608 1,183
Bagerhat Khulna 1984 3,959 1,613,079 407
Chuadanga 1984 1,174 1,234,066 1,051
Jessore 1781 2,607 3,076,849 1,180
Jhenaidah 1984 1,965 2,005,849 1,021
Khulna 1882 4,394 2,613,385 595
Kushtia 1947 1,609 2,149,692 1,336
Magura 1984 1,039 1,033,115 994
Meherpur 1984 742 705,356 951
Narail 1984 968 788,673 815
Satkhira 1984 3,817 2,196,581 574
Jamalpur Mymensingh 1978 2,115 2,499,737 1,182
Mymensingh 1787 4,395 5,899,052 1,342
Netrokona 1984 2,794 2,324,856 832
Sherpur 1984 1,365 1,501,853 1,101
Bogra Rajshahi 1821 2,899 3,734,300 1,288
Joypurhat 1983 1,012 956,430 945
Naogaon 1984 3,436 2,784,598 811
Natore 1984 1,900 1,859,921 979
Chapai Nawabganj 1984 1,703 1,835,527 1,078
Pabna 1832 2,376 2,909,622 1,225
Rajshahi 1772 2,425 2,915,013 1,202
Sirajganj 1984 2,402 3,357,708 1,398
Dinajpur Rangpur 1786 3,444 3,315,238 963
Gaibandha 1984 2,115 2,562,232 1,212
Kurigram 1984 2,245 2,329,161 1,037
Lalmonirhat 1984 1,247 1,428,406 1,145
Nilphamari 1984 1,547 2,092,567 1,353
Panchagarh 1984 1,405 1,179,843 840
Rangpur 1772 2,401 3,169,615 1,320
Thakurgaon 1984 1,781 1,533,894 861
Habiganj Sylhet 1984 2,637 2,358,886 895
Moulvibazar 1984 2,799 2,123,445 759
Sunamganj 1984 3,747 2,695,495 719
Sylhet 1782 3,452 3,857,037 1,117
Total 147,570 165,158,616 1,119

See also


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