Dhaka District
Dhaka District
ঢাকা জেলা Dhaka Zilla | |
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Location of Dhaka District within Bangladesh | |
Interactive map of Dhaka District | |
| Coordinates: 23°47′N 90°18′E / 23.79°N 90.30°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Md. Rezaul Karim |
| • District Council Chairman | Md. Mahbubur Rahman |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Md. Mamunur Rashid |
| Area | |
| 1,463.6 km2 (565.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (2022) | |
| 14,734,701 | |
| • Rank | 1st in Bangladesh |
| • Density | 10,067/km2 (26,075/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,237,217 |
| • Rural | 3,497,484 |
| Demonym(s) | Dhakai, Dhakaiya |
| GDP (2015 US dollar) | |
| • Total | $50.1 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | $3,600 (2023) |
| GDP (PPP, 2015 international dollar) | |
| • Total | $167.2 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | $12,100 (2023) |
| Postal code | 1000 |
| Area code | 02 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-13 |
| HDI (2023) | 0.741 high · 1st of 20 |
| Website | www |
Dhaka District (Bengali: ঢাকা জেলা, romanized: Ḍhākā jēlā) is a district in central Bangladesh, and is the densest district in the nation. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, rests on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River which flows from the Turag to the southern part of the district. The former Dhaka city corporation occupied only about a fifth of the area of Dhaka district until 2011 where the municipal corporation was fractionated and rearranged in North and South corporations due to being the economic, political and cultural centre of the district and also the country. Dhaka District consists of Dhaka city, Keraniganj, Nawabganj, Dohar, Savar and Dhamrai upazila. Dhaka District is an administrative entity, and like many other cities, it does not cover the modern conurbation which is Greater Dhaka, which has spilled into neighbouring districts, nor does the conurbation cover the whole district, as there are rural areas within the district.