Dhaka Division
Dhaka Division
ঢাকা বিভাগ Dacca Division | |
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Location of Dhaka in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°10′N 90°25′E / 24.167°N 90.417°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Established | 1829 |
| Capital and largest city | Dhaka |
| Government | |
| • Divisional Commissioner | Sharf Uddin Ahmed Choudhury |
| • Parliamentary constituency | Jatiya Sangsad (70 seats) |
| Area | |
| 20,508.8 km2 (7,918.5 sq mi) | |
| Population (2022) | |
| 44,215,759 (Enumerated) | |
| • Density | 2,156/km2 (5,580/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20,752,075 |
| • Rural | 23,454,222 |
| • Metro | 13,941,452 |
| • Adjusted Population | 45,644,586 |
| Demonym | Dhakaiya |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-C |
| HDI (2022) | 0.698 |
| Notable sports teams | Dhaka Capitals Dhaka Metropolis Dhaka Division |
| Website | dhakadiv |
Dhaka Division (Bengali: ঢাকা বিভাগ, romanized: Ḍhaka Bibhag) is an administrative division of Bangladesh. Dhaka serves as the capital city of Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains a population magnet, and covers an area of 20,508.8 km2 with a population in excess of 44 million, it is one of the fastest growing populous administrative divisions of the world, growing at a rate of 1.94% since prior count, compared with the national average of 1.22%. 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.