BANGLADESH
Complete Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Native Name: Bangladesh
ISO-Code: BGD
Capital: Dhaka
| City Population → Asia → Bangladesh |
Complete Name: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Native Name: Bangladesh
ISO-Code: BGD
Capital: Dhaka
ContentsThe divisions of Bangladesh and all urban areas of over 20,000 inhabitants.
Divisions| Name | Abbr. | Status | A (km²) | C 1991-03-13 | C 2001-01-23 | Cp 2011-03-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Barisāl {Barisal} | BSD | Div | 13,297 | 7,462,643 | 8,173,718 | 8,147,000 |
| i | Chittagong | CHD | Div | 33,771 | 20,522,908 | 24,290,384 | 28,079,000 |
| i | Dhaka | DHD | Div | 31,120 | 32,665,975 | 39,044,716 | 46,729,000 |
| i | Khulna | KHD | Div | 22,272 | 12,688,383 | 14,705,229 | 15,563,000 |
| i | Rājshāhi {Rajshahi} | RSD | Div | 18,197 | 14,212,065 | 16,354,723 | 18,329,000 |
| i | Rangpur | RPD | Div | 16,317 | 11,997,979 | 13,847,150 | 15,665,000 |
| i | Sylhet | SHD | Div | 12,596 | 6,765,039 | 7,939,343 | 9,807,000 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | 147,570 | 106,314,992 | 124,355,263 | 142,319,000 |
Principal Urban Areas| Name | Adm. | UA C 2001-01-23 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka | DHD | 7,673,032 |
| 2 | Chittagong | CHD | 2,941,603 |
| 3 | Khulna | KHD | 1,172,831 |
| 4 | Nārāyanganj | DHD | 1,133,191 |
| 5 | Gāzipur | DHD | 866,540 |
| 6 | Rājshāhi | RSD | 651,062 |
Urban Areas| Name | Adm. | UA C 1991-03-13 | UA C 2001-01-23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Abhaynagar | KHD | 28,547 | 73,006 |
| i | Akhaura | CHD | 10,538 | 32,374 |
| i | Ākkelpur {Akkelpur} | RSD | 4,601 | 21,683 |
| i | Alamdānga {Alamdanga} | KHD | 55,754 | 69,188 |
| i | Ashuganj | CHD | 23,329 | 30,677 |
| i | Badarganj | RPD | 23,219 | 31,975 |
| i | Bāgerhāt {Bagerhat} | KHD | 44,501 | 46,455 |
| i | Bagha | RSD | 4,831 | 22,038 |
| i | Bājitpur {Bajitpur} | DHD | 22,955 | 26,925 |
| i | Bāndarban {Bandarban} | CHD | 26,121 | 38,578 |
| i | Baniachang | SHD | 21,111 | 22,973 |
| i | Barahānuddin {Barahanuddin} | BSD | 30,176 | 35,657 |
| i | Bārguna {Barguna} | BSD | 22,213 | 26,954 |
| i | Barisāl {Barisal} | BSD | 202,746 | 234,783 |
| i | Baroiarhat (Mīrsarāi) | CHD | 10,856 | 22,986 |
| i | Barura | CHD | 10,313 | 40,335 |
| i | Bera | RSD | 39,496 | 46,086 |
| i | Bhairab Bāzār {Bhairab Bazar} | DHD | 70,093 | 93,254 |
| i | Bhaluka | DHD | 23,249 | 30,807 |
| i | Bhandāria {Bhandaria} | BSD | 21,479 | 22,695 |
| i | Bhanga | DHD | 27,518 | 39,743 |
| i | Bhangura | RSD | 20,786 | 23,441 |
| i | Bherāmāra {Bheramara} | KHD | 24,197 | 27,993 |
| i | Bhola | BSD | 65,502 | 74,990 |
| i | Bhuapur | DHD | 7,779 | 24,730 |
| i | Bhurungamāri {Bhurungamari} | RPD | 19,885 | 22,797 |
| i | Birampur | RPD | 19,378 | 34,718 |
| i | Boalkhāli {Boalkhali} | CHD | 43,028 | 51,695 |
| i | Boālmāri {Boalmari} | DHD | 11,137 | 24,125 |
| i | Bochanganj | RPD | 20,477 | 24,677 |
| i | Bogra | RSD | 164,114 | 210,038 |
| i | Brāhmanbāria {Brahmanbaria} | CHD | 137,485 | 145,300 |
| i | Chakaria | CHD | 5,406 | 50,993 |
| i | Chandina | CHD | 12,355 | 37,700 |
| i | Chāndpur {Chandpur} | CHD | 99,864 | 108,558 |
| i | Char Bhadrāsan {Char Bhadrasan} | DHD | 21,127 | 26,215 |
| i | Char Fasson | BSD | 31,918 | 39,617 |
| i | Charghat | RSD | 14,375 | 34,812 |
| i | Chatkhil | CHD | 10,510 | 27,059 |
| i | Chātmohar {Chatmohar} | RSD | 15,931 | 22,562 |
| i | Chengār Char (Matlab Uttar) {Chengar Char} | CHD | ... | 32,130 |
| i | Chhāgalnāiya {Chhagalnaiya} | CHD | 21,609 | 22,671 |
| i | Chhātak {Chhatak} | SHD | 20,482 | 38,670 |
| i | Chilmāri {Chilmari} | RPD | 39,982 | 44,529 |
| i | Chittagong | CHD | 2,095,232 | 2,941,603 |
| i | Chowmohoni (Begamganj) | CHD | 88,563 | 104,285 |
| i | Chuādanga {Chuadanga} | KHD | 88,251 | 113,928 |
| i | Comilla | CHD | 225,259 | 278,238 |
| i | Companyganj | CHD | 17,340 | 21,096 |
| i | Cox's Bāzār {Coxs Bazar} | CHD | 80,424 | 97,898 |
| i | Daganbhuiyan | CHD | 5,063 | 27,263 |
| i | Dāmurhuda (Darshana) {Damurhuda} | KHD | 46,418 | 57,219 |
| i | Daudkāndi {Daudkandi} | CHD | 7,474 | 29,001 |
| i | Daulatkhān {Daulatkhan} | BSD | 16,043 | 30,540 |
| i | Derai | SHD | 18,777 | 29,104 |
| i | Dewanganj | DHD | 9,802 | 44,611 |
| i | Dhaka [Dacca] | DHD | 5,081,834 | 7,673,032 |
| i | Dhāmrai {Dhamrai} | DHD | 22,394 | 43,464 |
| i | Dhanbāri {Dhanbari} | DHD | ... | 30,178 |
| i | Dinājpur {Dinajpur} | RPD | 136,133 | 170,000 |
| i | Dohār {Dohar} | DHD | 26,841 | 61,793 |
| i | Domār {Domar} | RPD | 22,931 | 36,933 |
| i | Dupchānchia {Dupchanchia} | RSD | 14,037 | 21,761 |
| i | Durgapur | DHD | 12,999 | 22,661 |
| i | Fakīrhāt {Fakirhat} | KHD | 23,476 | 27,520 |
| i | Faridpur | RSD | 15,482 | 23,071 |
| i | Farīdpur {Faridpur} | DHD | 68,579 | 101,084 |
| i | Fatikchhari | CHD | 33,184 | 36,550 |
| i | Feni | CHD | 46,272 | 92,794 |
| i | Fulbari | RPD | 23,469 | 27,743 |
| i | Fulbaria | DHD | 53,412 | 62,565 |
| i | Gafargaon | DHD | 28,292 | 32,997 |
| i | Gāibanda {Gaibanda} | RPD | 67,768 | 78,697 |
| i | Galāchipa {Galachipa} | BSD | 19,436 | 22,301 |
| i | Gāngni {Gangni} | KHD | 19,126 | 23,846 |
| i | Gaurnadi | BSD | 29,365 | 37,714 |
| i | Gāzipur {Gazipur} | DHD | 588,492 | 866,540 |
| i | Ghatail | DHD | 11,439 | 22,399 |
| i | Ghorashal (Palash) | DHD | 66,626 | 100,443 |
| i | Goalunda Ghāt {Goalunda Ghat} | DHD | 11,615 | 32,120 |
| i | Gobindganj | RPD | 13,412 | 31,242 |
| i | Godāgāri {Godagari} | RSD | 10,632 | 37,631 |
| i | Gopālganj {Gopalganj} | DHD | 25,007 | 42,449 |
| i | Gopālpur {Gopalpur} | DHD | 46,190 | 50,966 |
| i | Gouripur | DHD | 18,391 | 20,875 |
| i | Gurudaspur | RSD | 38,538 | 29,110 |
| i | Hābīganj {Habiganj} | SHD | 49,627 | 84,276 |
| i | Hājīganj {Hajiganj} | CHD | 36,844 | 47,658 |
| i | Hākimpur {Hakimpur} | RPD | 11,891 | 25,038 |
| i | Hātia {Hatia} | CHD | 8,085 | 35,768 |
| i | Hātibāndha {Hatibandha} | RPD | 17,868 | 23,975 |
| i | Homna | CHD | 5,999 | 24,193 |
| i | Ishurdi (Iswardi) | RSD | 81,789 | 96,305 |
| i | Ishwarganj | DHD | 21,365 | 30,948 |
| i | Islampur | DHD | 5,234 | 35,427 |
| i | Itna | DHD | 20,216 | 20,635 |
| i | Jagannāthpur {Jagannathpur} | SHD | 2,872 | 34,908 |
| i | Jaipur Hāt (Joypurhat) {Jaipur Hat} | RSD | 43,450 | 59,547 |
| i | Jamalganj | SHD | 14,967 | 20,453 |
| i | Jamālpur {Jamalpur} | DHD | 109,126 | 128,163 |
| i | Jessore | KHD | 169,349 | 214,846 |
| i | Jhālakāti {Jhalakati} | BSD | 36,455 | 46,462 |
| i | Jhenida | KHD | 64,471 | 88,687 |
| i | Jhikergacha | KHD | 28,082 | 35,872 |
| i | Jibannagar | KHD | 19,189 | 35,149 |
| i | Kachua | CHD | 12,358 | 22,197 |
| i | Kalāpāra {Kalapara} | BSD | 19,872 | 23,565 |
| i | Kālāroa {Kalaroa} | KHD | 19,375 | 26,020 |
| i | Kālia {Kalia} | KHD | 26,558 | 33,802 |
| i | Kaliganj | KHD | 30,624 | 36,733 |
| i | Kalihāti {Kalihati} | DHD | 10,148 | 32,494 |
| i | Kalkini | DHD | 5,763 | 38,498 |
| i | Kamalganj | SHD | 18,319 | 24,789 |
| i | Kaptai | CHD | 53,779 | 44,871 |
| i | Kāunia (Haragachha) {Kaunia} | RPD | 69,447 | 83,054 |
| i | Kesabpur | KHD | 20,697 | 24,538 |
| i | Khagrāchari {Khagrachari} | CHD | 29,137 | 57,087 |
| i | Khoksa | KHD | 8,413 | 21,303 |
| i | Khulna | KHD | 921,365 | 1,172,831 |
| i | Kishorganj | DHD | 60,269 | 77,610 |
| i | Kot Chandpur | KHD | 23,653 | 32,025 |
| i | Kulaura | SHD | 17,607 | 21,958 |
| i | Kuliār Char {Kuliar Char} | DHD | 14,487 | 28,162 |
| i | Kurīgrām {Kurigram} | RPD | 61,086 | 68,924 |
| i | Kushtia | KHD | 86,181 | 99,705 |
| i | Kutubdia (Bārāghop) | CHD | 20,249 | 22,024 |
| i | Lākshām {Laksham} | CHD | 48,024 | 54,118 |
| i | Lakshmīpur {Lakshmipur} | CHD | 43,836 | 66,854 |
| i | Lālmohan {Lalmohan} | BSD | 27,894 | 32,926 |
| i | Lālmonir Hāt {Lalmonir Hat} | RPD | 47,090 | 57,236 |
| i | Lālpur {Lalpur} | RSD | 15,813 | 26,978 |
| i | Lohagara | CHD | 22,294 | 29,616 |
| i | Mādarganj {Madarganj} | DHD | 16,929 | 30,076 |
| i | Mādārīpur {Madaripur} | DHD | 45,992 | 53,688 |
| i | Mādhabdi {Madhabdi} | DHD | ... | 50,116 |
| i | Madhupur | DHD | 19,747 | 47,252 |
| i | Māgura {Magura} | KHD | 36,929 | 86,445 |
| i | Mahespur | KHD | 11,646 | 23,100 |
| i | Mānikganj {Manikganj} | DHD | 45,433 | 53,678 |
| i | Manirāmpur {Manirampur} | KHD | 13,762 | 22,905 |
| i | Mathbaria | BSD | 21,153 | 25,795 |
| i | Matlab Bāzār {Matlab Bazar} | CHD | 9,677 | 55,710 |
| i | Maulvi Bāzār {Maulvi Bazar} | SHD | 32,715 | 40,107 |
| i | Mehendiganj | BSD | 28,571 | 32,952 |
| i | Meherpur | KHD | 26,712 | 34,624 |
| i | Melandaha | DHD | 11,582 | 34,139 |
| i | Mirkadim | DHD | 18,202 | 41,320 |
| i | Mīrpur {Mirpur} | KHD | 19,976 | 27,406 |
| i | Mirzāganj {Mirzaganj} | BSD | 17,663 | 20,084 |
| i | Mirzāpur {Mirzapur} | DHD | 23,583 | 29,535 |
| i | Mohanganj | DHD | 17,277 | 21,376 |
| i | Mongla | KHD | 52,365 | 56,746 |
| i | Morrelganj | KHD | 21,610 | 27,352 |
| i | Muktāgācha {Muktagacha} | DHD | 20,434 | 37,762 |
| i | Munshiganj | DHD | 49,901 | 66,583 |
| i | Murādnagar {Muradnagar} | CHD | 18,325 | 24,070 |
| i | Mymensingh (Nasirabad) | DHD | 273,350 | 332,721 |
| i | Nabiganj | SHD | 7,387 | 24,959 |
| i | Nabinagar | CHD | 21,264 | 40,600 |
| i | Nageswari | RPD | 39,731 | 46,143 |
| i | Nalchhiti | BSD | 28,048 | 35,278 |
| i | Nalitābāri {Nalitabari} | DHD | 25,098 | 29,012 |
| i | Nandail | DHD | 15,407 | 36,693 |
| i | Naogaon | RSD | 101,266 | 124,046 |
| i | Narāil {Narail} | KHD | 36,174 | 46,909 |
| i | Nārāyanganj {Narayanganj} | DHD | 817,133 | 1,133,191 |
| i | Naria | DHD | 7,782 | 20,058 |
| i | Narsingdi | DHD | 98,342 | 124,204 |
| i | Nator | RSD | 68,186 | 87,128 |
| i | Nawābganj {Nawabganj} | RSD | 130,577 | 152,223 |
| i | Netrakona | DHD | 42,628 | 56,786 |
| i | Nilphāmāri {Nilphamari} | RPD | 31,881 | 40,084 |
| i | Noākhāli {Noakhali} | CHD | 80,681 | 111,305 |
| i | Pābna {Pabna} | RSD | 137,577 | 159,977 |
| i | Panchagarh | RPD | 30,893 | 38,929 |
| i | Panchbibi | RSD | 14,187 | 20,574 |
| i | Panchhari | CHD | 11,207 | 24,070 |
| i | Pāngsa {Pangsa} | DHD | 25,324 | 29,910 |
| i | Parbatipur | RPD | 31,413 | 36,470 |
| i | Pātgrām {Patgram} | RPD | 10,008 | 25,272 |
| i | Pātharghāta {Patharghata} | BSD | 16,035 | 24,488 |
| i | Patiya | CHD | 37,925 | 50,120 |
| i | Patuākhāli {Patuakhali} | BSD | 48,505 | 67,241 |
| i | Phultala | KHD | 27,078 | 31,208 |
| i | Pirgacha | RPD | 19,864 | 23,931 |
| i | Pīrganj {Pirganj} | RPD | 20,972 | 27,067 |
| i | Pirojpur | BSD | 38,695 | 57,393 |
| i | Rahanpur (Gomastapur) | RSD | 35,783 | 50,982 |
| i | Rāipur {Raipur} | CHD | 45,922 | 53,365 |
| i | Raipura | DHD | 29,961 | 34,411 |
| i | Rājbāri {Rajbari} | DHD | 41,924 | 48,981 |
| i | Rajoir | DHD | 18,001 | 20,302 |
| i | Rājshāhi {Rajshahi} | RSD | 507,435 | 651,062 |
| i | Rāmganj {Ramganj} | CHD | 39,233 | 43,324 |
| i | Rāmgarh {Ramgarh} | CHD | 23,856 | 28,926 |
| i | Ramgati | CHD | 56,455 | 61,883 |
| i | Ramu | CHD | 30,386 | 33,334 |
| i | Rāngāmāti {Rangamati} | CHD | 47,549 | 66,836 |
| i | Rangpur | RPD | 208,294 | 265,972 |
| i | Rangunia | CHD | 27,083 | 53,035 |
| i | Raozan | CHD | 21,344 | 55,874 |
| i | Rupganj | DHD | 64,816 | 71,530 |
| i | Saidpur | RPD | 102,491 | 119,666 |
| i | Sakhipur | DHD | 23,429 | 28,513 |
| i | Sandwīp {Sandwip} | CHD | 43,296 | 57,128 |
| i | Sāntāhār (Adamdighi) {Santahar} | RSD | 26,564 | 30,287 |
| i | Santhia | RSD | 9,539 | 41,711 |
| i | Sarāil {Sarail} | CHD | 34,950 | 43,455 |
| i | Sārankhola {Sarankhola} | KHD | 24,903 | 23,547 |
| i | Sarishābāri {Sarishabari} | DHD | 50,980 | 49,684 |
| i | Satkānia {Satkania} | CHD | 43,176 | 48,568 |
| i | Sātkhira {Satkhira} | KHD | 73,105 | 95,181 |
| i | Senbagh | CHD | 23,530 | 53,829 |
| i | Shahrasti | CHD | 6,912 | 25,168 |
| i | Shāhzādpur {Shahzadpur} | RSD | 64,888 | 75,000 |
| i | Shailkupa | KHD | 25,909 | 31,515 |
| i | Shariatpur | DHD | 33,776 | 41,310 |
| i | Sherpur | RSD | 29,195 | 45,445 |
| i | Sherpur | DHD | 62,828 | 82,179 |
| i | Shibganj | RSD | 34,170 | 42,372 |
| i | Sibchar | DHD | 15,239 | 27,877 |
| i | Singra | RSD | 13,734 | 22,864 |
| i | Sirājganj {Sirajganj} | RSD | 99,669 | 128,144 |
| i | Sreemangal | SHD | 25,836 | 32,506 |
| i | Sujānagar {Sujanagar} | RSD | 9,852 | 27,894 |
| i | Sunāmganj {Sunamganj} | SHD | 39,987 | 57,317 |
| i | Sundarganj | RPD | 9,940 | 32,742 |
| i | Swarupkāti (Nesarābad) {Swarupkati} | BSD | 36,958 | 46,826 |
| i | Sylhet | SHD | 234,355 | 316,311 |
| i | Tangail | DHD | 106,004 | 128,785 |
| i | Tanore | RSD | 9,260 | 31,945 |
| i | Teknāf {Teknaf} | CHD | 26,906 | 36,192 |
| i | Thākurgaon {Thakurgaon} | RPD | 43,119 | 51,785 |
| i | Trishal | DHD | 31,256 | 43,580 |
| i | Tungipara | DHD | 30,747 | 36,564 |
| i | Ulipur | RPD | 24,099 | 42,832 |
| i | Ullāpāra {Ullapara} | RSD | 15,968 | 36,675 |