54:
211:, which has grown into one of the world's largest megacities, and shows a very rapid rate of expansion. Dhaka not only grows because it is the capital and largest urban center but also due to massive internal displacement from millions of people living in a perennially flood-prone river delta.
219:
The area of Dhaka
Statistical Metropolitan Area was 1,353 square kilometers, of which Dhaka City Corporation occupied 276 square kilometers at the 2001 census. The Dhaka Statistical Metropolitan Area (SMA) covers the Dhaka Municipal Corporation area and
272:
situated in neighbouring administrative districts being included in the expanded definition. The following table shows the revision of the metropolitan area, shown in blue and red on map, based on 2011 figures:
66:
260:. New 2021 estimates for Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (web) tally just over 24 million for 3 districts in their entirety. (white area in map also includes 6 districts: Manikganj, Munshiganj and Narsingdi)
708:
268:
Since the 2001 Census, Dhaka has grown tremendously, as evidenced by the 2011 Census figures. However, definitions were changed between the two censuses, with several outlying
701:
1054:
694:
65:
560:
53:
1007:
1059:
652:
627:
602:
882:
680:
748:
1017:
992:
1002:
964:
93:
88:
825:
1022:
810:
762:
1027:
944:
800:
743:
371:
233:
835:
949:
571:
982:
934:
718:
435:
249:
76:
845:
805:
365:
245:
858:
787:
767:
777:
738:
345:
225:
123:
686:
872:
532:
454:
253:
656:
631:
606:
511:
Areas may differ from 2001 due to changes in accuracy or natural changes in land boundaries.
429:
257:
409:
241:
924:
390:
300:
237:
229:
1048:
782:
326:
221:
683:
2008 Population
Estimate. View Page 7 for the population of Dhaka Metropolitan Area.
863:
80:
17:
911:
200:
118:
103:
44:
887:
204:
954:
929:
753:
681:^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Pocket Book, 2008 (pdf-file)
1012:
969:
939:
907:
897:
867:
840:
772:
232:(note: only a portion of the district is part of the metropolitan area),
128:
997:
877:
830:
815:
98:
70:
Dhaka city is shown in blue and other towns and cities are shown in red
959:
902:
757:
987:
892:
306:
208:
113:
108:
690:
533:"TelluBase—Dhaka Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)"
164:
570:. United Nations Environment Programme. 2003. Archived from
590:
58:
Satellite image of
Greater Dhaka metropolitan region
186:
178:
170:
163:
155:
150:
142:
137:
75:
35:
591:Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics - Community Report
702:
586:
584:
8:
727:
709:
695:
687:
32:
568:Dhaka City State of the Environment: 2005
275:
524:
504:
162:
149:
136:
74:
62:
50:
1055:Districts and regions of Greater Dhaka
309:and Surrounding Thanas (blue on map)
185:
177:
169:
154:
141:
7:
653:"Community Report: Munshiganj Zila"
264:Components of the Metropolitan Area
146:1,854 km (716 sq mi)
25:
628:"Community Report: Gazipur Zila"
64:
52:
165:GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
603:"Community Report: Dhaka Zila"
203:including and surrounding the
1:
27:Megalopolis, including Dhaka
1060:Geography of Dhaka Division
494:
489:
484:
479:
467:
464:
461:
458:
448:
445:
442:
439:
422:
419:
416:
413:
403:
400:
397:
394:
384:
381:
378:
375:
358:
355:
352:
349:
339:
336:
333:
330:
320:
317:
314:
311:
1076:
472:
725:
719:most-populous urban areas
427:
372:Narayanganj Sadar Upazila
363:
298:
294:Population per km (2011)
234:Narayanganj Sadar Upazila
63:
51:
42:
980:
922:
856:
798:
279:Administrative district
187: • Per capita
307:Dhaka City Corporation
436:Gazipur Sadar Upazila
250:Gazipur Sadar Upazila
366:Narayanganj District
246:Narayanganj District
182:$ 285.1 billion
731:
346:Keraniganj Upazila
291:Population (2011)
288:Population (2001)
285:Area in km (2011)
226:Keraniganj Upazila
179: • Total
156: • Total
143: • Total
18:Greater Dhaka Area
1042:
1041:
1037:
1036:
501:
500:
476:Metropolitan Area
455:Kaliakair Upazila
254:Kaliakair Upazila
194:
193:
171: • Year
16:(Redirected from
1067:
888:Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto
883:Ho Chi Minh City
728:
711:
704:
697:
688:
668:
667:
665:
664:
655:. Archived from
649:
643:
642:
640:
639:
630:. Archived from
624:
618:
617:
615:
614:
605:. Archived from
599:
593:
588:
579:
578:
576:
565:
557:
551:
550:
548:
547:
542:. Tellusant, Inc
537:
529:
512:
509:
430:Gazipur District
276:
258:Gazipur District
207:capital city of
77:City corporation
68:
56:
33:
21:
1075:
1074:
1070:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1064:
1045:
1044:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1032:
975:
974:
917:
916:
851:
850:
793:
792:
721:
715:
677:
672:
671:
662:
660:
651:
650:
646:
637:
635:
626:
625:
621:
612:
610:
601:
600:
596:
589:
582:
574:
563:
559:
558:
554:
545:
543:
535:
531:
530:
526:
521:
516:
515:
510:
506:
410:Rupganj Upazila
266:
242:Rupganj Upazila
217:
133:
71:
59:
47:
38:
31:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1073:
1071:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1047:
1046:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
979:
978:
976:
973:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
935:Rio de Janeiro
932:
927:
921:
920:
918:
915:
914:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
861:
855:
854:
852:
849:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
797:
796:
794:
791:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
751:
746:
741:
735:
734:
732:
726:
723:
722:
716:
714:
713:
706:
699:
691:
685:
684:
676:
675:External links
673:
670:
669:
644:
619:
594:
580:
577:on 2014-07-15.
561:"Introduction"
552:
523:
522:
520:
517:
514:
513:
503:
502:
499:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
470:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
451:
450:
447:
444:
441:
438:
433:
425:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
406:
405:
402:
399:
396:
393:
391:Bandar Upazila
387:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
369:
361:
360:
357:
354:
351:
348:
342:
341:
338:
335:
332:
329:
323:
322:
319:
316:
313:
310:
304:
301:Dhaka District
296:
295:
292:
289:
286:
283:
282:Included area
280:
265:
262:
238:Bandar Upazila
230:Dhaka District
216:
213:
192:
191:
188:
184:
183:
180:
176:
175:
172:
168:
167:
161:
160:
157:
153:
152:
148:
147:
144:
140:
139:
135:
134:
132:
131:
126:
121:
116:
111:
106:
101:
96:
91:
85:
83:
81:Municipalities
73:
72:
69:
61:
60:
57:
49:
48:
43:
40:
39:
36:
29:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1072:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
977:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
919:
913:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
865:
862:
860:
857:
853:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
795:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
736:
733:
730:
729:
724:
720:
712:
707:
705:
700:
698:
693:
692:
689:
682:
679:
678:
674:
659:on 2012-10-08
658:
654:
648:
645:
634:on 2012-10-07
633:
629:
623:
620:
609:on 2012-10-09
608:
604:
598:
595:
592:
587:
585:
581:
573:
569:
562:
556:
553:
541:
540:tellusant.com
534:
528:
525:
518:
508:
505:
497:
492:
487:
482:
477:
474:
471:
456:
453:
452:
437:
434:
432:
431:
426:
411:
408:
407:
392:
389:
388:
373:
370:
368:
367:
362:
347:
344:
343:
328:
327:Savar Upazila
325:
324:
308:
305:
303:
302:
297:
293:
290:
287:
284:
281:
278:
277:
274:
271:
263:
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
222:Savar Upazila
214:
212:
210:
206:
202:
198:
197:Greater Dhaka
189:
181:
173:
166:
158:
145:
130:
127:
125:
122:
120:
117:
115:
112:
110:
107:
105:
102:
100:
97:
95:
92:
90:
87:
86:
84:
82:
78:
67:
55:
46:
41:
37:Greater Dhaka
34:
19:
864:Johannesburg
846:Buenos Aires
820:
661:. Retrieved
657:the original
647:
636:. Retrieved
632:the original
622:
611:. Retrieved
607:the original
597:
572:the original
567:
555:
544:. Retrieved
539:
527:
507:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
428:
364:
299:
269:
267:
218:
196:
195:
912:Brazzaville
859:Los Angeles
788:Mexico City
717:World's 50
205:Bangladeshi
201:Megalopolis
119:Siddhirganj
104:Narayanganj
45:Megalopolis
30:Megalopolis
1049:Categories
663:2012-10-09
638:2012-10-09
613:2012-10-09
546:2024-01-11
519:References
491:15,561,300
486:11,000,875
446:1,820,374
382:1,323,600
337:1,385,910
318:8,906,039
315:6,881,025
215:Definition
159:22,478,116
151:Population
124:Keraniganj
1003:Hyderabad
955:Zhengzhou
930:Chongqing
873:Bangalore
806:São Paulo
754:Guangzhou
1023:Surabaya
1013:Hangzhou
970:Dongguan
908:Kinshasa
898:Istanbul
868:Pretoria
841:Shenzhen
811:New York
773:Shanghai
465:483,308
462:278,967
443:925,454
420:534,868
417:423,135
401:312,841
398:267,021
379:946,205
356:794,360
353:649,373
334:629,695
270:upazilas
190:$ 12,300
129:Fatullah
1028:Bandung
998:Tianjin
945:Chennai
878:Chengdu
831:Beijing
826:Bangkok
816:Karachi
801:Kolkata
744:Jakarta
385:13,717
321:30,749
199:is the
99:Gazipur
1018:Nagoya
1008:Taipei
993:Bogotá
965:London
960:Luanda
925:Tehran
903:Lahore
836:Moscow
768:Manila
763:Mumbai
758:Foshan
468:1,604
449:4,151
423:3,163
404:6,015
359:4,943
340:5,115
988:Wuhan
950:Paris
940:Xi'an
893:Lagos
821:Dhaka
783:Cairo
778:Seoul
749:Delhi
739:Tokyo
575:(PDF)
564:(PDF)
536:(PDF)
481:1,854
209:Dhaka
114:Savar
109:Tongi
983:Lima
496:8394
459:314
440:458
414:176
376:101
350:167
331:283
312:301
252:and
240:and
224:and
174:2023
138:Area
94:DSCC
89:DNCC
79:and
395:54
256:of
244:of
228:of
1051::
583:^
566:.
538:.
248:,
236:,
910:–
866:-
756:–
710:e
703:t
696:v
666:.
641:.
616:.
549:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
