Districts of Bangladesh

The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64[1] districts or zila. The capital of a district is called a district seat (zila sadar). The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts or upazila.

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Districts of Bangladesh

History
Main article: East Pakistan § Administrative geography

Before independence, Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan) had 20 districts.

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
Main article: District Councils of Bangladesh

A district council (or zila parishad) is a local government body at the district level.[2] 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
  • Chittagong district.[3]
1772
  • Rangpur district.[4]
1772
  • Dhaka district.
  • Jashore district.[5]
3 January 1782
  • Sylhet district.[6]
1786
  • Dinajpur district.[7]
1787
  • Mymensingh district.[8]
1790
  • Comilla district.[9]
1797
  • Barisal district.[10]
1815
  • Faridpur district.[11]
1821
  • Noakhali district.[12]
  • Bogra district.[13]
1832
1860
  • Hill Tracts district is split from Chittagong district.[3]
1882
  • Khulna district.[15]
1947
  • Kushtia district.[16]
1969
  • Tangail district is split from Mymensingh district.[8]
  • Patuakhali district.[17]
1971
  • Dhaka Division: Dhaka district, Faridpur district, Mymensingh district, Tangail district
  • Chittagong Division: Hill Tracts district, Chittagong district, Comilla district, Noakhali district, Sylhet district, Cox's Bazar district
  • Rajshahi Division: Bogura district, Dinajpur district, Rajshahi district, Rangpur district, Pabna district
  • Khulna Division: Bakerganj district, Jashore district, Khulna district, Kushtia district, Patuakhali district
1978
  • Jamalpur district is split from Mymensingh district.[8]
1983
  • Joypurhat district was split from Bogra district.[13]
1 February 1984
  • Rangpur district.[18]
22 February 1984
  • Brahmanbaria district was split from Comilla district.
  • Sirajganj district was split from Pabna district.
  • Sherpur, Netrokona and Kishoreganj districts were split from Mymensingh district.[8]
  • Lakshmipur and Feni districts were split from Noakhali district.
  • Sunamganj, Habiganj and Maulvibazar districts were split from Sylhet district.[6]
  • Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts were split from Dinajpur district.[7]
1 March 1984
  • Cox’s Bazar district.[19]

District List
Bangladesh District List
DistrictBengaliDivisionEstablishedPopulation
(thousands)[20]		Area (km2)[20]
Barguna DistrictবরগুনাBarisal19848921939
Barisal DistrictবরিশালBarisal179724152785
Bhola DistrictভোলাBarisal198419463403
Jhalokati DistrictঝালকাঠিBarisal1984710749
Patuakhali Districtপটুয়াখালিBarisal196915963221
Pirojpur DistrictপিরোজপুরBarisal198412771308
Bandarban Districtবান্দরবানChittagong19814054479
Brahmanbaria Districtব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়াChittagong198429541927
Chandpur DistrictচাঁদপুরChittagong198425141704
Chittagong Districtচট্টগ্রামChittagong166679135283
Comilla Districtকুমিল্লাChittagong179060033085
Cox's Bazar Districtকক্সবাজারChittagong198423822492
Feni DistrictফেনীChittagong19841496928
Khagrachhari Districtখাগড়াছড়িChittagong19836392700
Lakshmipur Districtলক্ষ্মীপুরChittagong198417981456
Noakhali Districtনোয়াখালিChittagong182132323601
Rangamati Districtরাঙ্গামাটিChittagong19836206116
Dhaka DistrictঢাকাDhaka1772125181464
Faridpur DistrictফরিদপুরDhaka181519892073
Gazipur DistrictগাজীপুরDhaka198435481800
Gopalganj Districtগোপালগঞ্জDhaka198412181490
Kishoreganj Districtকিশোরগঞ্জDhaka198430292689
Madaripur DistrictমাদারিপুরDhaka198412121145
Manikganj Districtমানিকগঞ্জDhaka198414471379
Munshiganj Districtমুন্সিগঞ্জDhaka19841503955
Narayanganj Districtনারায়ণগঞ্জDhaka19843074700
Narsingdi DistrictনরসিংদিDhaka198423151141
Rajbari Districtরাজবাড়িDhaka198410911119
Shariatpur Districtশরিয়তপুরDhaka198412021182
Tangail Districtটাঙ্গাইলDhaka196937503414
Bagerhat DistrictবাগেরহাটKhulna198414613959
Chuadanga Districtচুয়াডাঙ্গাKhulna198411231177
Jessore DistrictযশোরKhulna178127422567
Jhenaidah DistrictঝিনাইদহKhulna198417561961
Khulna DistrictখুলনাKhulna188222944394
Kushtia Districtকুষ্টিয়াKhulna194719331601
Magura DistrictমাগুরাKhulna19849131049
Meherpur DistrictমেহেরপুরKhulna1984652716
Narail Districtনড়াইলKhulna1984715990
Satkhira Districtসাতক্ষীরাKhulna198419733858
Jamalpur DistrictজামালপুরMymensingh197822652032
Mymensingh Districtময়মনসিংহMymensingh178750424363
Netrokona Districtনেত্রকোনাMymensingh198422072810
Sherpur DistrictশেরপুরMymensingh198413341364
Bogra Districtবগুড়াRajshahi182133702920
Joypurhat Districtজয়পুরহাটRajshahi1983909965
Naogaon DistrictনওগাঁRajshahi198425763436
Natore DistrictনাটোরRajshahi198416961896
Chapainawabganj Districtচাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জRajshahi198416471703
Pabna DistrictপাবনাRajshahi183224972372
Rajshahi DistrictরাজশাহীRajshahi177225732407
Sirajganj Districtসিরাজগঞ্জRajshahi198430722498
Dinajpur DistrictদিনাজপুরRangpur178629803438
Gaibandha Districtগাইবান্ধাRangpur198423492179
Kurigram Districtকুড়িগ্রামRangpur198420502296
Lalmonirhat DistrictলালমনিরহাটRangpur198412491241
Nilphamari DistrictনীলফামারীRangpur198418201580
Panchagarh Districtপঞ্চগড়Rangpur19849811405
Rangpur DistrictরংপুরRangpur177228662368
Thakurgaon DistrictঠাকুরগাঁওRangpur198413801810
Habiganj Districtহবিগঞ্জSylhet198420592637
Moulvibazar DistrictমৌলভীবাজারSylhet198419022799
Sunamganj Districtসুনামগঞ্জSylhet198424433670
Sylhet DistrictসিলেটSylhet178253163490

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.[21][22]

See also

References
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