List of cities and towns in Bangladesh

This article presents a list of cities and towns in Bangladesh. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives of Bangladesh, there are 532 urban centres in Bangladesh.[1][2]

Location of major cities in Bangladesh

The bureau defines an urban centre with a population of 100,000 or more as a "city". Altogether, there are 43 such cities in Bangladesh. 13 of these cities can be considered major cities as these are governed by city corporations. All of city corporation-governed cities currently have a population of more than 200,000, which is not a criterion for the status, because currently 17 cities in Bangladesh have a population of more than 200,000. Besides the 9 major cities, there are 32 other cities in Bangladesh that are not governed by city corporations and rather by municipal corporations. A city with a population of more than 10,000,000 is defined by the bureau as a megacity. Dhaka is the only megacity in Bangladesh according to this definition.[3] Together, Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong account for 48% of the country's urban population.[4]

An urban centre with a population of less than 100,000 is defined as a "town". In total, there are 490 such towns in Bangladesh.[3] Among these, 287 towns are governed by "Municipal Corporations". These are called "Paurashava"s in the local Bengali language. Altogether, including the ones governing the 32 other non-major cities, there are 330 municipalities.

In addition, there are another 203 towns which are upazila centres (and other urban centres) and not governed by any Municipal Corporation or "Paurashava". These are the non-Municipal Corporation or "non-Paurashava" towns.[3][2]

In 1951, Bangladesh was mostly a rural country and only 4% of the population lived in urban centres. The urban population rose to 20% in 1991 and to 24% by 2001. In 2011, Bangladesh had an urban population of 28% and the rate of urban population growth was estimated at 2.8%.[3] At this growth rate, Bangladesh's urban population would reach 79 million or 42% of the population by 2035. The urban centers of Bangladesh have a combined area of about 10600 square kilometers, which is 7% of the total area of Bangladesh. As such, Bangladesh has a very high urban population density: 4028 persons per square kilometer (2011), whereas the rural density is significantly lower: 790 persons per square kilometer (2011).[1] The number of municipalities tripled from 104 municipalities in 1991 to 318 municipalities in 2011, and currently 330.[4]

Major Urban agglomerations

There are 9 major urban agglomerations in Bangladesh that are governed by 13 city corporations, which include (Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Narayanganj, and Gazipur) which all part of Greater Dhaka City, Chattogram, Khulna, Cumilla, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Bogura, Barishal, Mymensingh.

Rank City (Metro) Area(km2)[3] Population (2022)[5][a] District Division Photos
1 Dhaka 2569.55 21,551,232 Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur Dhaka Gulshan, Dhaka
2 Chittagong 615.37 5,653,000 Chittagong Chittagong Skyline of Chattogram (Chittagong)
3 Khulna 242.12 1,500,000 Khulna, Jashore Khulna Skyline of Khulna
4 Rajshahi 377.10 1,007,000 Rajshahi Rajshahi Mango Roundabout, Rajshahi
5 Sylhet 177.81 896,331 Sylhet Sylhet Downtown Sylhet
6 Comilla 148.00 867,757 Comilla Chittagong Night view in Cumilla
7 Rangpur 76.00 685,754 Rangpur Rangpur Buildings in Rangpur
8 Mymensingh 95.34 586,319 Mymensingh Mymensingh Shashi Lodge in Mymensingh
9 Bogura 87.14 542,420 Bogura Rajshahi Traffic in Bogura city
10 Barisal 69.61 448,152 Barisal Barisal Barisal launch terminal

City Corporations

Rank City Area(km2)[3] Population (2022)[5][b] District Division Photos
1 Dhaka 306 10,295,786 Dhaka Dhaka Gulshan, Dhaka
2 Chittagong 168.07 3,230,507 Chittagong Chittagong Skyline of Chattogram (Chittagong)
3 Gazipur 330 2,677,715 Gazipur Dhaka Aerial view of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University in Gazipur
4 Narayanganj 33.57 967,951 Narayanganj Dhaka Skyline in Narayanganj
5 Khulna 45 719,557 Khulna Khulna Skyline of Khulna
6 Rangpur 69 708,570 Rangpur Rangpur
7 Mymensingh 91.315 577,000 Mymensingh Mymensingh
8 Rajshahi 120.98 553,288 Rajshahi Rajshahi Aerial view of the skyline of Rajshahi
9 Sylhet 58 532,839 Sylhet Sylhet Sylhet city aerial view
10 Bogra 69.65 486,016 Bogura Rajshahi City view in Bogura city
11 Comilla 53 440,233 Comilla Chittagong night view in Comilla city
12 Barisal 58 419,484 Barisal Barisal Barishal Launch terminal

Largest Paurashavas

In addition to the 12 major cities governed by City Corporations, there are many minor cities which are governed by Municipal Corporations (pourashava). Area figures come from the 2011 census or Paurashava websites. Those with populations of over 100,000 (as of 2022 census) are given below:[6]

City Area (km2) Population (2022) District Division
Brahmanbaria 18.5 264,341 Brahmanbaria Chattogram
Chandpur 26.82 203,451 Chandpur
Cox's Bazar 24.45 196,385 Cox's Bazar
Feni 22.00 234,357 Feni
Lakshmipur 19.40 132,230 Lakshmipur
Chowmuhani 20.70 100,065 Noakhali
Maijdee 23.79 132,198
Rangamati 64.75 106,069 Rangamati
Dinajpur 22.80 212,288 Dinajpur Rangpur
Saidpur 30.04 143,538 Nilphamari
Thakurgaon 16.83 100,462 Thakurgaon
Savar 14.08 384,105 Dhaka Dhaka
Faridpur 26.65 237,283 Faridpur
Kaliakair 27.16 249,111 Gazipur
Sreepur 47.25 258,973
Gopalganj 16.90 108,523 Gopalganj
Bhairab 15.71 156,297 Kishoreganj
Kishoreganj 11.30 138,063
Tarabo 19.39 197,672 Narayanganj
Ghorashal 26.50 101,690 Narsingdi
Narsingdi 20.95 180,711
Tangail 29.80 212,887 Tangail
Jashore 20.56 209,352 Jashore Khulna
Jhenaidah 32.42 140,271 Jhenaidah
Kushtia 42.79 221,806 Kushtia
Magura 44.36 114,249 Magura
Satkhira 32.39 138,411 Satkhira
Jamalpur 53.25 158,889 Jamalpur Mymensingh
Netrakona 29.40 122,299 Netrakona
Sherpur 24.75 123,516 Sherpur
Chapai Nawabganj 24.70 201,005 Chapai Nawabganj Rajshahi
Sherpur 25 146,854 Bogura
Naogaon 38.36 178,649 Naogaon
Sirajganj 28.49 188,549 Sirajganj
Pabna 27.27 176,005 Pabna

Towns

The following is a list of towns in Bangladesh governed by Municipal Corporations.

Division Number Towns
Dhaka Division 23
Rangpur Division 16
Chattogram Division 28
Sylhet Division 20
* Municipalities of Maulvibazar District

Municipalities of Habiganj District

Khulna Division 24
Barishal Division 23
Mymensingh Division 25
Rajshahi Division 15

See also

References

  1. ^ a b About Us, Local Government Engineering Department, Ministry of Local Government, Bangladesh, archived from the original on 9 October 2018, retrieved 9 October 2018
  2. ^ a b Statistical Pocketbook Bangladesh 2017 (PDF), Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 2018
  3. ^ a b c d e f Population and Housing Census 2011 - Volume 3: Urban Area Report (PDF), Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, August 2014, pp. ix, xi, 24–26, 167
  4. ^ a b Elisa Muzzini; Gabriela Aparicio (11 April 2013), Bangladesh: The Path to Middle-Income Status from an Urban Perspective, World Bank Publications, p. 51
  5. ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022: National Report (PDF). Vol. I. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 56.
  6. ^ "Table 01: Household and Population by Type of Dwelling by Paurashava, Union and Location, 2022". Population & Housing Census 2022. District Reports. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2024.
  1. ^ Population is for City Corporation. For the Dhaka metro area, the combined population of Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj is given.
  2. ^ Population is for City Corporation. For Dhaka, which was split into Dhaka North and Dhaka South City Corporations after 2011, the combined figures for both are given.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipalities_of_Bangladesh