In Bangladesh, there are five metropolitan cities (municipal or city corporations) and 104 municipal towns (pourashavas or municipalities),[1] which are divided into three classes.[2]
Following is a list of major cities and towns in Bangladesh.
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Metropolitan areas
Governed by City Corporations, these are the cities of Bangladesh.
| Name | Division | District | Population | Area | Wards | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka | Dhaka | Dhaka | 5,333,571 | 815.85 km² | 90 | 1608 |
| Chittagong | Chittagong | Chittagong | 2,023,489 | 157 km² | 41 | 1340 |
| Khulna | Khulna | Khulna | 770,498 | 20.60 km² | 31 | - |
| Rajshahi | Rajshahi | Rajshahi | 388,811 | 157 km² | 35 | - |
| Sylhet | Sylhet | Sylhet | 369,425 | 57.64 km² | 27 | - |
Municipal areas
Governed by, Municipal Corporations, these are the towns in Bangladesh.
Barisal Division
Towns in Barisal Division:
Chittagong Division
Towns in Chittagong Division, excluding the city of Chittagong:
Dhaka Division
Towns in Dhaka Division, excluding the city of Dhaka:
- Achra, Bangladesh
- Dhaka
- Faridpur
- Gazipur
- Gopalganj
- Jamalpur
- Kishoreganj
- Manikganj
- Maradipur
- Munshiganj
- Mymensingh
- Narayanganj
- Narsingdi
- Netrokona
- Rajbari
- Shariatpur
- Sherpur
- Tangail
Khulna Division
Towns in Khulna Division, excluding the city of Khulna:
Rajshahi Division
Towns in Rajshahi Division, excluding the city of Rajshahi:
- Bogra
- Dinajpur
- Gaibandha
- Joypurhat
- Kurigram
- Lalmonirhat
- Naogaon
- Natore
- Nawabganj
- Nilphamari
- Pabna
- Panchagarh
- Rajshahi
- Rangpur
- Saidpur
- Sirajganj
- Thakurgaon
Sylhet Division
Towns in Sylhet Division:
References
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- ^ UNHCR
- ^ UN ESCAP
- ^ "Household and Population of Statistical Metropolitan Areas in Bangladesh - 2001" (PDF). Population Census Wing, BBS.. http://www.bbs.gov.bd/dataindex/census/metropot.pdf. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
External links
- Principal cities and municipalities in Bangladesh
- International city telephone codes for Bangladesh
- Bangladesh postal codes
- List of Bangladesh cities
- The Paurashava Ordinance 1977
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