Dhaka Division

Not to be confused with Dhaka District, Greater Dhaka, or Dhaka City Corporation.
Dhaka Division
ঢাকা বিভাগ
Dacca Division
Division of Bangladesh
Bhawal National Park
Sonargaon
Dhaka City
Idrakpur Fort
Bangladesh National Parliament
Lalbagh Fort
Baitul Mukarram
Dhaka Metro Rail
Mawa Expressway
Hajiganj fort
Location of Dhaka in Bangladesh
Location of Dhaka in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°10′N 90°25′E / 24.167°N 90.417°E / 24.167; 90.417
Country Bangladesh
Established1829
Capital
and largest city		Dhaka
Government
 • Divisional CommissionerMd. Sabirul Islam[1]
 • Parliamentary constituencyJatiya Sangsad (70 seats)
Area
 • Division of Bangladesh20,508.8 km2 (7,918.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Division of Bangladesh44,215,759 (Enumerated)
 • Urban
[3]
20,752,075
 • Rural
[3]
23,454,222
 • Metro
[3]
13,941,452
 • Adjusted Population[3]
45,644,586
DemonymDhakaiya
GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar)
 • Total$221.73 billion (2023)[4]
 • Per capita$2,400 (2023)
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
 • Year$498. billion (2023)
 • Per capita$8,200 (2023)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
ISO 3166 codeBD-C
HDI (2018)Increase 0.652[5]
Notable sports teamsDhaka Dominators
Dhaka Metropolis
Dhaka Division
Websitedhakadiv.gov.bd

Dhaka Division (Bengali: ঢাকা বিভাগ, Ḍhaka Bibhag) is an administrative division within Bangladesh.[6] Dhaka serves as the capital city of the Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains a population magnet, covers an area of 20,508.8 km2 with a population in excess of 44 million, It is the most populous country second level division of the world, growing at 1.94% rate since prior count, compared with national average of 1.22%.[7] However, national figures may include data skewing expatriation of male labor force as gender ratio is skewed towards females.

Dhaka Division borders every other division in the country except Rangpur Division. It is bounded by Mymensingh Division to the north, Barisal Division to the south, Chittagong Division to the east and south-east, Sylhet Division to the north-east, and Rajshahi Division to the west and Khulna Divisions to the south-west.

  1. ^ "List of Divisional Commissioners". Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  2. ^ "ঢাকা বিভাগ". Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  4. ^ "TelluBase—Dhaka Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab". Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  6. ^ Sajahan Miah (2012). "Dhaka Division". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  7. ^ "Census 2022: Dhaka division home to 44 million people now". 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.