Rajshahi Division
Rajshahi Division
রাজশাহী বিভাগ | |
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Clockwise from the top: Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Choto Sona Mosque, Jamuna Bridge, Somapura Mahavihara & Hardinge Bridge, Uttara Ganabhaban and Gokul Medh | |
| Nickname: Land of Zamindars | |
| Coordinates: 25°00′N 89°00′E / 25.000°N 89.000°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Established | 1829 |
| Capital and largest city | Rajshahi |
| Government | |
| • Divisional Commissioner | A.N.M. Bazlur Rashid |
| • Deputy Inspector General (DIG) | Mohammad Shahjahan |
| • Parliamentary constituency | Jatiya Sangsad (39 seats) |
| Area | |
• Division | 18,174.4 km2 (7,017.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Division | 20,353,116 (Enumerated) |
| • Urban | 4,840,396 |
| • Rural | 15,511,404 |
| • Metro | 553,241 |
| • Adjusted Population | 20,794,019 |
| Languages | |
| • Official language | Bengali |
| • Recognised foreign language | English |
| • Minority languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-E |
| HDI (2023) | 0.700 high |
| Website | rajshahidiv |
Rajshahi Division (Bengali: রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 18,174.4 square kilometres (7,017.2 sq mi) and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrative tier) and 1,092 unions (the lowest administrative tier).
The region has historically been dominated by various feudal Rajas, Maharajas and Zamindars. Formerly comprising 16 districts, a new division (Rangpur Division) was formed with the 8 northern districts of the old Rajshahi Division from early 2010.