List of cities and towns in Bangladesh

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This article presents a list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, a country in South Asia. 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][3]

The bureau defines an urban centre with a population of 100,000 or more as a "city". A city with a population of more than 500,000 is defined as a "megacity". Dhaka is the only megacity in Bangladesh according to this definition. Besides Dhaka, there are 10 other major cities. Dhaka and the 10 other major cities are governed by "City Corporations". All of the major cities have a population of more than 200,000.^[2]

Besides Dhaka and 10 other major cities, there are 31 other non-City corporation cities in Bangladesh. Altogether, there are 42 cities in Bangladesh. 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.^[2]

The 31 non-City Corporation cities and 287 towns are governed by 318 "Municipal Corporations". These are called "Paurashava"s in Bengali language. 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.^[2][3]

In 1951, Bangladesh was mostly a rural country and only 4% of the population lived in urban centres. The urban population rose to 19% in 1991 and to 26% by 2005. As of 2011, Bangladesh has an urban population of 28%.^[2] The rate of urban population growth is estimated at 2.8%. At this growth rate, Bangladesh’s urban population will 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]

Major cities

There are 11 major cities in Bangladesh which are governed by 12 City Corporations. These are: Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Chittagong, Comilla, Khulna, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Barisal, Rangpur, Gazipur and Narayanganj. Among these, Dhaka is a megacity, governed by 2 City Corporations. The remaining 10 major cities are considered metropolitan areas.

Cities

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

Bogra City

Tangail City

Source: 2011 Bangladesh census^[8]

Towns

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

Urban areas by 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 Mymensingh, 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 Population and Housing Census 2011[9]
	Rank	Name	Division	Pop.	Rank	Name	Division	Pop.
Dhaka Chittagong	1	Dhaka	Dhaka	8,906,039	11	Savar	Dhaka	296,851	Khulna Sylhet
	2	Chittagong	Chittagong	2,592,439	12	Comilla	Chittagong	296,010
	3	Khulna	Khulna	664,728	13	Narayanganj	Dhaka	286,330
	4	Sylhet	Sylhet	526,412	14	Siddhirganj	Dhaka	256,760
	5	Rajshahi	Rajshahi	451,425	15	Jessore	Khulna	237,478
	6	Tongi	Dhaka	406,420	16	Cox's Bazar	Chittagong	223,522
	7	Bogra	Rajshahi	400,983	17	Gazipur	Dhaka	213,061
	8	Mymensingh	Mymensingh	389,918	18	Brahmanbaria	Chittagong	193,814
	9	Barisal	Barisal	339,308	19	Dinajpur	Rangpur	191,329
	10	Rangpur	Rangpur	307,053	20	Narsingdi	Dhaka	185,128

See also

• List of City Corporations of Bangladesh
• List of Municipal Corporations of Bangladesh
• List of villages in Bangladesh
• List of cities in Asia

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in Bangladesh.

• Principal cities and municipalities in Bangladesh
• International city telephone codes for Bangladesh
• Bangladesh postal codes
• List of Bangladesh cities
• The Paurashava Ordinance 1977