# Bangladesh – Divisions, Districts, Towns & Population

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Country · South Asia 

# Bangladesh

বাংলাদেশ

Bangladesh is a country on the Bay of Bengal, almost surrounded by India, with a short border with Myanmar in the south-east. It had an estimated **165,650,475 people** in 2022, across 145,962 km². Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions, 64 districts and 507 upazilas; each has its own page here.

- 165,650,475people (2022)
- 145,962km²
- 8divisions
- 53,254mapped services

## How many people live in Bangladesh?

Bangladesh had an estimated **165,650,475 people** in 2022. There are 1,037 women for every 1,000 men. Spread over 145,962 km², that is about **1,135 people per km²**.

25.7% of people are children under 15 and 7.3% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years. For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 49 children and older people.

0–4 ****14,189,421**

5–9 ****14,148,663**

10–14 ****14,216,086**

15–19 ****14,397,387**

20–24 ****15,051,326**

25–29 ****14,265,672**

30–34 ****13,058,233**

35–39 ****12,059,689**

40–44 ****10,756,100**

45–49 ****9,944,083**

50–54 ****8,563,606**

55–59 ****7,129,023**

60–64 ****5,775,933**

65–69 ****4,551,343**

70–74 ****3,358,811**

75–79 ****2,227,749**

80+ ****1,957,350**

Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Divisions of Bangladesh

Division People per km² Area km² Districts Services 

[Dhaka Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/) 47,312,914 2,316 20,427 13 22,801 

[Chattogram Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/) 32,593,285 993 32,833 11 10,867 

[Rajshahi Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/) 20,150,829 1,104 18,255 8 4,631 

[Rangpur Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/) 17,363,512 1,066 16,283 8 3,386 

[Khulna Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/khulna/) 16,132,492 714 22,585 10 3,903 

[Sylhet Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/) 12,176,958 984 12,373 4 2,980 

[Mymensingh Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/) 11,809,762 1,123 10,513 4 2,518 

[Barishal Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/) 8,110,723 639 12,693 6 2,168 

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd); [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Largest towns in Bangladesh

- Dhaka10,356,500
- Chattogram3,920,222
- Gazipur2,674,697
- Khulna1,500,689
- Rangpur1,031,388
- Rajshahi763,580
- Comilla634,654
- Pallabi597,574
- Mirpur Model Thana546,503
- Mohammadpur527,571
- Hāthazāri498,179
- Bogura421,858
- Savar379,115
- Shibganj378,701
- Natore369,138

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Populations as recorded in GeoNames, which may be older than the estimates above.

## Landscape and landmarks of Bangladesh

Named natural and historic features inside Bangladesh, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1,975 rivers and streams; 62 lakes; 4 dams; 2 reservoirs and tanks.

- Adaiyabāb Chāra
- Adania Khāl
- Adhmiah Khāl
- Adhāgurguria Khāl
- Adrak Chhara
- Adāsain Khāl
- Agani Chāra
- Agarghotta
- Agasti Bhārāni Char
- Agunia Chāra
- Ahsan Khāl
- Ainal Bīl
- Akhira Nadi
- Akhiradara Khāl
- Aleja Akhi Khāl
- Ali Bandah
- Ali Khiang
- Aling Chāra
- Alkasni Nadi
- Aluah Gang
- Alāikumāri Nadi
- Ambāria Gāng
- Amragachhia
- Amsan Khiang

…and 2,019 more.

### Coast and islands

109 islands; 20 headlands.

- Akram Point
- Alakdia
- Bairagya Char
- Bara Char Kājal
- Barchar
- Bholāi Singher Char
- Birbiri Char
- Biswās Char
- Boar Point
- Bākāliā Char
- Bālir Char
- Bālār Char
- Chandpai Point
- Char Agasti
- Char Amānullāh
- Char Arun
- Char Blāndi
- Char Borhān
- Char Butum
- Char Chiringa
- Char Diāra
- Char Elāhi
- Char Faizuddin
- Char Fāruki

…and 105 more.

### Hills and mountains

38 hills; 17 mountains; 4 peaks.

- Reng Tlāng · 941 m
- Rāmiu Taung · 882 m
- Thaingkhiang Taung · 880 m
- Keokradong · 864 m
- Muripha Taung · 812 m
- Lungphe Taung · 791 m
- Thega Thūm · 784 m
- Rungrang Taung · 772 m
- Thangnang · 711 m
- Lurain Taung · 670 m
- Mandura Tlāng · 670 m
- Lungtian · 658 m
- Dumdumia Thūm · 635 m
- Techari · 603 m
- Roling Taung · 599 m
- Changpui · 595 m
- Tankhol Taung · 588 m
- Bagakhāli Thūm · 570 m
- Bhati Main · 540 m
- Phukmani Main · 534 m
- Busi Taung · 500 m
- Belachari · 498 m
- Bothli Taung · 496 m
- Muranja Taung · 473 m

…and 35 more.

### Forests and nature

130 forest reserves; 30 forests; 4 parks; 1 garden; 1 zoo.

- Bagabili Reserved Forest
- Bagerhāt Reserved Forest
- Bagherhat Reserved Forest
- Bagherhāt Reserved Forest
- Baitarāni Reserved Forest
- Bamu Reserved Forest
- Bangladesh National Zoo
- Baraitali Reserved Forest
- Betel Garden
- Boālkhāli Reserved Forest
- Bāgerhāt Reserved Forest
- Bāgerhāt Reserved Forest
- Bāgerhāt Reserved Forest
- Bāgerhāt Reserved Forest
- Bāgerhāt Reserved Forest
- Bāgherhāt Reserved Forest
- Bāgherhāt Reserved Forest
- Bāgherhāt Reserved Forest
- Bākarganj Sundarbans
- Chakaria Sundarbans Reserved Forest
- Chambal Reserved Forest
- Char Lakshmipur Forest
- Char Pātila Forest
- Charamba Reserved Forest

…and 142 more.

### History

5 museums; 4 ancient sites.

- Bangladesh National Museum
- Bhai Girish Chandra Sen’s Old House
- Bhītargarh
- Dhakeshwari Temple
- Jamalpur Gandhi Ashram
- Liberation War Museum
- Mahasthangarh
- Mahāsthān
- Mosque City of Bagerhat

### Estates

18 estates; 16 tea estates.

- A. Īslām Tea Estate
- Agunia Tea Garden
- Alinagar Tea Garden
- Amo Tea Garden
- Amrailchara Tea Garden
- Anipur Tea Garden
- Bagchera Tea Garden
- Bagābili Tea Garden
- Bāramāsia Tea Garden
- Chicknagul Tea Garden
- Chāndpur Tea Garden
- Clevedon Tea Garden
- Dhalai Tea Garden
- Dolu Tea Garden
- Elahinur Tea Garden
- Fenua Tea Garden
- Ita Tea Garden
- Jāgchara Tea Garden
- Karnaphuli Tea Estate
- Kodala Tea Garden
- Kodala Tea Garden
- Kurmachara Tea Garden
- Kālāpāni Tea Garden
- Lalchānd Tea Garden

…and 10 more.

### Getting around

188 railway stations; 16 airports; 13 bridges; 5 ports; 2 harbours; 2 lighthouses.

- Akhānagar Railway Station
- Alamdanga Railway Station
- Amirganj Railway station
- Amnura
- Amnura Railway Station
- Anandanagar
- Ansarbaria Railway Station
- Asampara Bazar
- Ashuganj Container Terminal
- Ashuganj inland port
- Aulianagar
- Bahadia Bridge
- Bajerdānga
- Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge
- Baramchal
- Barisal Airport
- Barji Railway Station
- Baura Railway Station
- Belgāchi
- Belpukur Railway Station
- Benapole Land Port
- Bengura
- Bhanugāch
- Bharatkhāli

…and 202 more.

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bangladesh

Places mapped inside Bangladesh in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals5,535
- Banks4,959
- ATMs588
- Petrol pumps1,881
- Hotels3,141
- Shopping malls1,361
- Schools12,009
- Colleges and universities5,879
- Cinemas230
- Pharmacies4,449
- Restaurants10,726
- Police stations1,052
- Dental clinics1,444

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Eastern Bengal and Assam in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Eastern Bengal and Assam as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> EASTERN BENGAL AND ASSAM, a province of British India, which was constituted out of Assam and the eastern portion of Bengal on the 16th of October 1905. Area 111,569 sq. m.; pop. (1901) 30,961,459. It is situated between 20° 45′ and 28° 17′ N., and between 87° 48′ and 97° 5′ E. The province, as thus reconstituted, consists of the Bengal districts of Dacca, Mymensingh, Faridpur, Backergunje, Tippera, Noakhali, Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Rajshahi, Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Rangpur, Bogra, Pabna, Malda, and the native states of Kuch Behar and Hill Tippera; and the whole of the former area of Assam consisting of the districts of Goalpara, Kamrup, Darrang, Nowgong, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Sylhet, Cachar, Garo Hills, Khasi and Jaintia Hills, Naga Hills and Lushai Hills. It is bounded on the N. by Bhutan, on the W. by Burma, on the S. by Burma and the Bay of Bengal, and on the E. by Bengal. The line of demarcation between Bengal and the new province begins at the frontier of Bhutan, east of Darjeeling, runs south-west to Sahibganj on the Ganges and thence follows the course of the Ganges down to the deltaic branch, called the Haringhata, which leaves the main stream above Goalanda, and the course of the latter, which runs south into the Bay of Bengal. The capital of the province is Dacca, and its chief port is Chittagong. The Bengal districts which were transferred to Eastern Bengal and Assam comprised northern and eastern Bengal, the most prosperous and least overcrowded portion of Bengal. The land there is less densely populated, wages are higher and food cheaper, and the rainfall more copious and more regular, while the staple crops of jute, tobacco and rice command a higher price relative to the rent of the land than in Behar or other parts of Bengal. The population are largely Mahommedans and of a more virile stock than the Bengali proper.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bangladesh?165,650,475 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Bangladesh?About 29 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Bangladesh?About 1,135 people per km²
- What is the largest town in Bangladesh?Dhaka
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bangladesh?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the highest point in Bangladesh?Reng Tlāng (941 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- How many hospitals are in Bangladesh?5,535 mapped
- How many banks are in Bangladesh?4,959 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Bangladesh?588 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Bangladesh?1,881 mapped
- How many divisions does Bangladesh have?8