Diveesions o Bangladesh
Bangladesh is dividit intae seiven major admeenistrative regions cried diveesions (Bengali: বিভাগ Bibhag). Ilka diveesion is namit efter the major ceety athin its jurisdiction that serves as the admeenistrative caipital o that diveesion:
- Barisal (বরিশাল Borishal)
- Chittagong (চট্টগ্রাম Chôţţogram)
- Dhaka (ঢাকা Đhaka)
- Khulna (খুলনা Khulna)
- Rajshahi (রাজশাহী Rajshahi)
- Rangpur (রংপুর Rongpoor)
- Sylhet (সিলেট Sileţ)
Ilka diveesion is further split intae destricts (Bengali: জেলা zila) which are then further sub-dividit intae Upazilas.
Rankin o diveesions
The follaein table ootlines some key statistics aboot the seiven diveesions o Bangladesh as foond in the 2011 Population an Hoosin Census conductit bi the Bangladesh Bureau o Statistics.
| Diveesion | Bangla | Population [1] | Aurie (km2)[1] | Population densitie 2011 (fowk/km2)[1] | Sex ratio (males per 100 females)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2001 | 2011 (provisional) | |||||
| Barisal Diveesion | বরিশাল | 7,462,643 | 8,173,718 | 8,147,000 | 13,297 | 613 | 96.8 |
| Chittagong Diveesion | চট্টগ্রাম | 20,522,908 | 24,290,384 | 28,079,000 | 33,771 | 831 | 96.1 |
| Dhaka Diveesion | ঢাকা | 32,665,975 | 39,044,716 | 46,729,000 | 31,120 | 1,502 | 103.9 |
| Khulna Diveesion | খুলনা | 12,688,383 | 14,705,223 | 15,563,000 | 22,272 | 699 | 100 |
| Rajshahi Diveesion | রাজশাহী | 14,212,065 | 16,354,723 | 18,329,000 | 18,197 | 1,007 | 100.4 |
| Rangpur Diveesion | রংপুর | 11,997,979 | 13,847,150 | 15,665,000 | 16,317 | 960 | 99.8 |
| Sylhet Diveesion | সিলেট | 6,765,039 | 7,939,343 | 9,807,000 | 12,596 | 779 | 99.1 |
| Totals | 106,314,992 | 124,355,263 | 142,319,000 | 147,570 | 964 | ||
History
Follaein the Unthirldom o Bangladesh in 1971, the kintra haed fower diveesions:
- Chittagong Diveesion (চট্টগ্রাম Chôţţogram)
- Dacca Diveesion (ঢাকা Đhaka)
- Khulna Diveesion (খুলনা Khulna)
- Rajshahi Diveesion (রাজশাহী Rajshahi)
In 1983, the Inglis spellin o the Dacca Diveesion (alang wi the name o the caipital ceety) wis chyngit intae Dhaka tae mair closely match the Bengali pronunciation.
In 1993, Barisal Diveesion wis split aff frae Khulna Diveesion; in 1998, Sylhet Diveesion wis split aff frae Chittagong Diveesion; an in 2010 (25 Januar), Rangpur Diveesion wis split aff frae Rajshahi Diveesion, this latest creation consistin o the Rangpur an Dinajpur auries. In terms o aurie the newly-formit Rangpur Diveesion rankit fift follaeed bi Barisal an Sylhet diveesion.
References
See an aw
- ISO 3166 codes
