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Rajshahi Division
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Rajshahi Division is an administrative region in northwestern Bangladesh that serves as an important center for agriculture, education, and commerce in the country. The division matters because it is one of Bangladesh's major divisions and plays a significant role in the nation's economy and development.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- division of Bangladesh
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Located in
- Bengal Presidency
- Contains
- Sirajganj District
- Capital
- Rajshahi
- Population
- 18485858
- Area
- 18174.4
- Shares border with
- West Bengal
- Official website
- www.rajshahidiv.gov.bd
- Image
- ISS016-E-35045 - View of Bangladesh.jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Rajshahi Division
- topic's main category
- Category:Rajshahi Division
- language used
- Sauria Paharia
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Encyclopedic overview
Rajshahi Division (Bengali: রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 18,174.4 square kilometres (7,017.2 sq mi) and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrative tier) and 1,092 unions (the lowest administrative tier).
The region has historically been dominated by various feudal Rajas, Maharajas and Zamindars. Formerly comprising 16 districts, a new division (Rangpur Division) was formed with the 8 northern districts of the old Rajshahi Division from early 2010.
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