Districts of Bangladesh

The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64[1] districts or zila.[2] The headquarters of a district is called a district seat (জেলা সদর/jela shodor). The districts are further subdivided into 495 subdistricts or upazilas.

History
Main article: East Pakistan § Administrative geography
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 and to make them consistent with the Bengali pronunciation. The spellings have been changed from Bogra to Bogura, Barisal to Barishal, Jessore to Jashore, Chittagong to Chattogram and Comilla to Cumilla.

List of districts

DistrictDivisionEstablishedArea (km2)Population (2022)Density (/km2)
BargunaBarisal19841,8311,010,530552
Barishal17972,7852,570,450923
Bhola19843,4031,932,514568
Jhalokati1984707661,161935
Patuakhali19693,2211,727,254536
Pirojpur19841,2781,198,193938
BandarbanChittagong19814,479481,109107
Brahmanbaria19841,8813,306,5591,758
Chandpur19841,6452,635,7481,602
Chittagong16665,2839,169,4641,736
Comilla17903,1466,212,2161,974
Cox’s Bazar19842,4922,823,2651,133
Feni19849901,648,8961,665
Khagrachhari19832,749714,119260
Lakshmipur19841,4401,938,1111,346
Noakhali18213,6863,625,252984
Rangamati19836,116647,587106
DhakaDhaka17721,46414,734,02510,067
Faridpur18152,0532,162,8761,054
Gazipur19841,8065,263,4742,914
Gopalganj19841,4691,295,053882
Kishoreganj19842,6893,267,6301,215
Madaripur19841,1251,293,0271,149
Manikganj19841,3841,558,0241,126
Munshiganj19841,0041,625,4181,618
Narayanganj19846843,909,1385,712
Narsingdi19841,1502,584,4522,247
Rajbari19841,0921,189,8211,089
Shariatpur19841,1741,294,5611,103
Tangail19693,4144,037,6081,183
BagerhatKhulna19843,9591,613,079407
Chuadanga19841,1741,234,0661,051
Jashore17812,6073,076,8491,181
Jhenaidah19841,9651,771,304902
Khulna18824,3942,613,385595
Kushtia19471,6092,149,6921,336
Magura19841,0391,033,115994
Meherpur1984742705,356951
Narail1984968788,673815
Satkhira19843,8172,196,581574
JamalpurMymensingh19782,1152,499,7371,182
Mymensingh17874,3955,899,0521,342
Netrokona19842,7942,324,856832
Sherpur19841,3651,501,8531,101
BoguraRajshahi18212,8993,734,3001,288
Joypurhat19831,012956,430945
Naogaon19843,4362,784,598811
Natore19841,9001,859,921979
Chapai Nawabganj19841,7031,835,5271,078
Pabna18322,3762,909,6221,225
Rajshahi17722,4252,915,0131,202
Sirajganj19842,4023,357,7081,398
DinajpurRangpur17863,4443,315,238963
Gaibandha19842,1152,562,2321,212
Kurigram19842,2452,329,1611,037
Lalmonirhat19841,2471,428,4061,145
Nilphamari19841,5472,092,5671,353
Panchagarh19841,4051,179,843840
Rangpur17722,4013,169,6151,320
Thakurgaon19841,7811,533,894861
HabiganjSylhet19842,6372,358,886895
Moulvibazar19842,7992,123,445759
Sunamganj19843,7472,695,495719
Sylhet17823,4523,857,0371,117
Total147,556164,924,07182,892