The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts, or zila (Bengali: জেলা jela). The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts or towns, or upazila (উপজেলা upojela).
The district are 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.
The districts are listed below in alphabetical order by division. The official English name of each district is followed by the official Bengali name in parentheses, using both the Bengali script and Romanization adopted for Wikipedia:
District | Bangla | Division | Population (thousands) | Area (km2) | Population density (people/km2) |
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Cox's Bazar District | কক্সবাজার | Chittagong | 2275 | 2492 | 913 |
Barguna District | বরগুনা | Barisal | 882 | 1831 | 481 |
Barisal District | বরিশাল | Barisal | 2291 | 2785 | 823 |
Bhola District | ভোলা | Barisal | 1758 | 3403 | 517 |
Jhalokati District | ঝালকাঠি | Barisal | 596 | 749 | 795 |
Patuakhali District | পটুয়াখালী | Barisal | 1517 | 3221 | 471 |
Pirojpur District | পিরোজপুর | Barisal | 1103 | 1308 | 844 |
Bandarban District | বান্দরবান | Chittagong | 383 | 4479 | 86 |
Brahmanbaria District | ব্রাহ্মণবাড়ীয়া | Chittagong | 2808 | 1927 | 1457 |
Chandpur District | চাঁদপুর | Chittagong | 2393 | 1704 | 1404 |
Chittagong District | চট্টগ্রাম | Chittagong | 7509 | 5283 | 1421 |
Comilla District | কুমিল্লা | Chittagong | 5304 | 3085 | 1719 |
Feni District | ফেনী | Chittagong | 1420 | 928 | 1530 |
Khagrachhari District | খাগড়াছড়ি | Chittagong | 608 | 2700 | 225 |
Lakshmipur District | লক্ষীপুর | Chittagong | 1711 | 1456 | 1175 |
Noakhali District | নোয়াখালী | Chittagong | 3072 | 3601 | 853 |
Rangamati District | রাঙ্গামাটি | Chittagong | 596 | 6116 | 97 |
Dhaka District | ঢাকা | Dhaka | 11875 | 1464 | 8111 |
Faridpur District | ফরিদপুর | Dhaka | 1867 | 2073 | 901 |
Gazipur District | গাজীপুর | Dhaka | 3333 | 1800 | 1852 |
Gopalganj District | গোপালগঞ্জ | Dhaka | 1149 | 1490 | 771 |
Jamalpur District | জামালপুর | Dhaka | 2265 | 2032 | 1115 |
Kishoreganj District | কিশোরগঞ্জ | Dhaka | 2853 | 2689 | 1061 |
Madaripur District | মাদারীপুর | Dhaka | 1149 | 1145 | 1004 |
Manikganj District | মানিকগঞ্জ | Dhaka | 1379 | 1379 | 1000 |
Munshiganj District | মুন্সীগঞ্ | Dhaka | 1420 | 955 | 1487 |
Mymensingh District | ময়মনসিংহ | Dhaka | 5042 | 4363 | 1156 |
Narayanganj District | নারায়ণগঞ্জ | Dhaka | 2897 | 700 | 4139 |
Narsingdi District | নরসিংদী | Dhaka | 2202 | 1141 | 1930 |
Netrakona District | নেত্রকোনা | Dhaka | 2207 | 2810 | 786 |
Rajbari District | রাজবাড়ী | Dhaka | 1040 | 1119 | 929 |
Shariatpur District | শরীয়তপুর | Dhaka | 1146 | 1182 | 970 |
Sherpur District | শেরপুর | Dhaka | 1334 | 1364 | 978 |
Tangail District | টাঙ্গাইল | Dhaka | 3571 | 3414 | 1046 |
Bagerhat District | বাগেরহাট | Khulna | 1461 | 3959 | 369 |
Chuadanga District | চুয়াডাঙ্গা | Khulna | 1123 | 1177 | 954 |
Jessore District | যশোর | Khulna | 2742 | 2567 | 1068 |
Jhenaidah District | ঝিনাইদহ | Khulna | 1756 | 1961 | 895 |
Khulna District | খুলনা | Khulna | 2294 | 4394 | 522 |
Kushtia District | কুষ্টিয়া | Khulna | 1933 | 1601 | 1207 |
Magura District | মাগুরা | Khulna | 913 | 1049 | 871 |
Meherpur District | মেহেরপুর | Khulna | 652 | 716 | 910 |
Narail District | নড়াইল | Khulna | 715 | 990 | 722 |
Satkhira District | সাতক্ষিরা | Khulna | 1973 | 3858 | 511 |
Bogra District | বগুড়া | Rajshahi | 3371 | 2920 | 1154 |
Joypurhat District | জয়পুরহাট | Rajshahi | 909 | 965 | 942 |
Naogaon District | নওগাঁ | Rajshahi | 2576 | 3436 | 750 |
Natore District | নাটোর | Rajshahi | 1696 | 1896 | 894 |
Nawabganj District | নওয়াবগঞ্জ | Rajshahi | 1635 | 1703 | 960 |
Pabna District | পাবনা | Rajshahi | 2497 | 2372 | 1053 |
Rajshahi District | রাজশাহী | Rajshahi | 2573 | 2407 | 1069 |
Sirajganj District | সিরাজগঞ্জ | Rajshahi | 3072 | 2498 | 1230 |
Dinajpur District | দিনাজপুর | Rangpur | 2970 | 3438 | 864 |
Gaibandha District | গাইবান্ধা | Rangpur | 2349 | 2179 | 1078 |
Kurigram District | কুড়িগ্রাম | Rangpur | 2050 | 2296 | 893 |
Lalmonirhat District | লালমনিরহাট | Rangpur | 1249 | 1241 | 1006 |
Nilphamari District | নীলফামারী | Rangpur | 1820 | 1580 | 1152 |
Panchagarh District | পঞ্চগড় | Rangpur | 981 | 1405 | 698 |
Rangpur District | রংপুর | Rangpur | 2866 | 2368 | 1210 |
Thakurgaon District | ঠাকুরগাঁ | Rangpur | 1380 | 1810 | 762 |
Habiganj District | হবিগঞ্জ | Sylhet | 2059 | 2637 | 781 |
Maulvibazar District | মৌলভীবাজার | Sylhet | 1902 | 2799 | 679 |
Sunamganj District | সুনামগঞ্জ | Sylhet | 2443 | 3670 | 666 |
Sylhet District | সিলেট | Sylhet | 3404 | 3490 | 975 |
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