List of districts of Bangladesh

The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64^[1] districts, or zila (Bengali: জেলা jela). The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts or towns, or upazila (উপজেলা upojela).

Each district is run by a Deputy Commissioner (popularly abbreviated to "DC") who is appointed by the government from a Deputy secretary of B.C.S. Administration Cadre.

List of districts

District	Bengali	Division	Population (thousands)^[2]	Area (km²)^[2]
Barguna District	বরগুনা	Barisal	928	1831
Barisal District	বরিশাল	Barisal	2415	2785
Bhola District	ভোলা	Barisal	1846	3403
Jhalokati District	ঝালকাঠি	Barisal	710	749
Patuakhali District	পটুয়াখালী	Barisal	1596	3221
Pirojpur District	পিরোজপুর	Barisal	1277	1308
Bandarban District	বান্দরবান	Chittagong	405	4479
Brahmanbaria District	ব্রাহ্মণবাড়ীয়া	Chittagong	2954	1927
Chandpur District	চাঁদপুর	Chittagong	2514	1704
Chittagong District	চট্টগ্রাম	Chittagong	7913	5283
Comilla District	কুমিল্লা	Chittagong	5603	3085
Cox's Bazar District	কক্সবাজার	Chittagong	2382	2492
Feni District	ফেনী	Chittagong	1496	928
Khagrachhari District	খাগড়াছড়ি	Chittagong	639	2700
Lakshmipur District	লক্ষ্মীপুর	Chittagong	1798	1456
Noakhali District	নোয়াখালী	Chittagong	3232	4202
Rangamati District	রাঙ্গামাটি	Chittagong	620	6116
Dhaka District	ঢাকা	Dhaka	12518	1464
Faridpur District	ফরিদপুর	Dhaka	1989	2073
Gazipur District	গাজীপুর	Dhaka	3548	1800
Gopalganj District	গোপালগঞ্জ	Dhaka	1218	1490
Kishoreganj District	কিশোরগঞ্জ	Dhaka	3029	2689
Madaripur District	মাদারীপুর	Dhaka	1212	1145
Manikganj District	মানিকগঞ্জ	Dhaka	1447	1379
Munshiganj District	মুন্সীগঞ্জ	Dhaka	1503	955
Narayanganj District	নারায়ণগঞ্জ	Dhaka	3074	759
Narsingdi District	নরসিংদী	Dhaka	2315	1141
Rajbari District	রাজবাড়ী	Dhaka	1091	1119
Shariatpur District	শরীয়তপুর	Dhaka	1202	1182
Tangail District	টাঙ্গাইল	Dhaka	3750	3414
Bagerhat District	বাগেরহাট	Khulna	1461	3959
Chuadanga District	চুয়াডাঙ্গা	Khulna	1123	1177
Jessore District	যশোর	Khulna	2742	2567
Jhenaidah District	ঝিনাইদহ	Khulna	1756	1961
Khulna District	খুলনা	Khulna	2294	4394
Kushtia District	কুষ্টিয়া	Khulna	1933	1601
Magura District	মাগুরা	Khulna	913	1049
Meherpur District	মেহেরপুর	Khulna	652	509
Narail District	নড়াইল	Khulna	715	990
Satkhira District	সাতক্ষিরা	Khulna	1973	3858
Jamalpur District	জামালপুর	Mymensingh	2265	2032
Mymensingh District	ময়মনসিংহ	Mymensingh	5042	4363
Netrakona District	নেত্রকোনা	Mymensingh	2207	2810
Sherpur District	শেরপুর	Mymensingh	1334	1364
Bogra District	বগুড়া	Rajshahi	3370	2920
Joypurhat District	জয়পুরহাট	Rajshahi	909	965
Naogaon District	নওগাঁ	Rajshahi	2576	3436
Natore District	নাটোর	Rajshahi	1696	1896
Chapainawabganj District	নওয়াবগঞ্জ	Rajshahi	1635	1703
Pabna District	পাবনা	Rajshahi	2497	2372
Rajshahi District	রাজশাহী	Rajshahi	2573	2407
Sirajgonj District	সিরাজগঞ্জ	Rajshahi	3072	2498
Dinajpur District	দিনাজপুর	Rangpur	2980	3438
Gaibandha District	গাইবান্ধা	Rangpur	2349	2179
Kurigram District	কুড়িগ্রাম	Rangpur	2050	2296
Lalmonirhat District	লালমনিরহাট	Rangpur	1249	1241
Nilphamari District	নীলফামারী	Rangpur	1820	1580
Panchagarh District	পঞ্চগড়	Rangpur	981	1405
Rangpur District	রংপুর	Rangpur	2866	2368
Thakurgaon District	ঠাকুরগাঁও	Rangpur	1380	1810
Habiganj District	হবিগঞ্জ	Sylhet	2059	2637
Moulvibazar District	মৌলভীবাজার	Sylhet	1902	2799
Sunamganj District	সুনামগঞ্জ	Sylhet	2443	3670
Sylhet District	সিলেট	Sylhet	3404	3490

References

↑ "বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় তথ্য বাতায়ন - গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার". bangladesh.gov.bd.
1 2 "2011 Population & Housing Census: Preliminary Results" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

Divisions and districts of Bangladesh

Barisal Division	Barguna Barisal Bhola Jhalokati Patuakhali Pirojpur

Chittagong Division	Bandarban Brahmanbaria Chandpur Chittagong Comilla Cox's Bazar Feni Khagrachhari Lakshmipur Noakhali Rangamati

Dhaka Division	Dhaka Faridpur Gazipur Gopalganj Kishoreganj Madaripur Manikganj Munshiganj Narayanganj Narsingdi Rajbari Shariatpur Tangail

Khulna Division	Bagerhat Chuadanga Jessore Jhenaidah Khulna Kushtia Magura Meherpur Narail Satkhira

Mymensingh Division	Jamalpur Mymensingh Netrokona Sherpur

Rajshahi Division	Bogra Jaipurhat Naogaon Natore Chapai Nawabganj Pabna Rajshahi Sirajganj

Rangpur Division	Dinajpur Gaibandha Kurigram Lalmonirhat Nilphamari Panchagarh Rangpur Thakurgaon

Sylhet Division	Habiganj Moulvibazar Sunamganj Sylhet

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