List of cities and towns in Bangladesh

Map of Bangladesh

According to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, The administrative populated areas which have population of 100,000 or more than that can be defined as a city in Bangladesh. The administrative populated areas which have population less than 100,000 are classified as towns.[1] The following is a list of cities and towns in Bangladesh.

Large cities governed by City Corporations

Major cities of Bangladesh are governed by City Corporations.

Cities governed by Pourashavas

These are other cities of Bangladesh which are governed by pourashavas or Municipal Corporations .

Rank City Area(km2) Population(2001) Population(2011) District
1. Bogra 26.86 2,66,930 Bogra
2. Mymensingh 31.60 2,58,040 Mymensingh
3. Jessore 14.72 2,01,796 Jessore
4. Dinajpur 24.50 1,86,727 Dinajpur
5. Nawabganj 24.60 1,80,731 Chapai Nawabganj
6. Brahmanbaria 1,72,017 Brahmanbaria
7. Tangail 35.22 1,67,412 Tangail
8. Feni 27.20 1,56,971 Feni
9. Sirajganj 28.49 1,56,080 Sirajganj
10. Pabna 1,44,442 Pabna
11. Jamalpur 53.28 1,42,764 Jamalpur
12. Faridpur 17.38 1,21,632 Faridpur
13. Cox's Bazar 32.90 1,20,480 Cox's Bazar
14. Noakhali 1,07,654 Noakhali
15. Kushtia 27.75 1,02,988 Kushtia

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Towns governed by Pourashavas

These are the towns of Bangladesh which are governed by pourashavas or Municipal Corporations.

Division Number Towns
Barisal Division 10
Chittagong Division 24
Dhaka Division 22
Khulna Division 7
Mymensingh Division 9
Rajshahi Division 14
Rangpur Division 7
Sylhet Division 8

Population

Dhaka is by far the largest urban area as well as the largest metropolitan area in Bangladesh. Chittagong is the second largest city and urban area in Bangladesh as well as second largest metropolitan in Bangladesh while Khulna is the third largest metropolitan in Bangladesh. Other major cities with a population of more than 300,000 include Narayanganj, Sylhet, Rajshahi,Rangpur,Bogra, Barisal and Comilla. The following table shows the largest populated area within a local government area.

 
Largest cities or towns in Bangladesh
2011 calculation[3]
Rank Name Division Pop. Rank Name Division Pop.

Dhaka

Chittagong		 1 Dhaka Dhaka 7,033,076 11 Rangpur Rangpur 294,265
Khulna

Narayanganj
2 Chittagong Chittagong 2,592,439 12 Mymensingh Mymensingh 258,040
3 Khulna Khulna 663,342 13 Gazipur Dhaka 213,061
4 Narayanganj Dhaka 543,090 14 Jessore Khulna 201,796
5 Sylhet Sylhet 479,837 15 Dinajpur Rangpur 186,727
6 Tongi Dhaka 476,350 16 Nawabganj Rajshahi 180,731
7 Rajshahi Rajshahi 449,756 17 Brahmanbaria Chittagong 172,017
8 Bogra Rajshahi 350,397 18 Cox's Bazar Chittagong 167,477
9 Barisal Barisal 328,278 19 Tangail Dhaka 167,412
10 Comilla Chittagong 326,386 20 Chandpur Chittagong 159,021

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population Census 2011: National Volume-3: Urban Area Report" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 8. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/National%20Reports/PopulationHousingCensus2011.pdf
  3. ↑ Bangladesh, citypopulation.de

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