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Dhaka Division
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Dhaka Division is an administrative region in Bangladesh that serves as the country's central hub for government, business, and culture. It matters because it contains Dhaka, the nation's capital and largest city, making it the most populous and economically important division in the country.
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- Instance of
- division of Bangladesh
- Country
- Dominion of Pakistan
- Located in
- Bengal Presidency
- Contains
- Tangail District
- Capital
- Dhaka
- Population
- 49729000
- Area
- 20593.74
- Elevation
- 22
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00
- Shares border with
- Padma Division
- Official website
- www.dhakadiv.gov.bd
- Image
- Massive soil erosion is affecting Bangladesh.jpg
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- Category:People from Dhaka Division
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- Dhaka Division
- language used
- Bangla
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Encyclopedic overview
Dhaka Division (Bengali: ঢাকা বিভাগ, romanized: Ḍhaka Bibhag) is an administrative division of Bangladesh. Dhaka serves as the capital city of Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains a population magnet, and covers an area of 20,508.8 km with a population in excess of 44 million, it is one of the fastest growing populous administrative divisions of the world, growing at a rate of 1.94% since prior count, compared with the national average of 1.22%. However, national figures may include data skewing expatriation of male labor force as gender ratio is skewed towards females.
Dhaka Division borders every other division in the country except Rangpur Division. It is bounded by Mymensingh Division to the north, Barisal Division to the south, Chittagong Division to the east and south-east, Sylhet Division to the north-east, and Rajshahi Division to the west and Khulna Divisions to the south-west.
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