🗺️ Division

Rajshahi Division

Rajshahi is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It was established in 1829, covers 18,153 km², and contains 8 districts with a combined population of about 20.35 M.

Districts

Area (km²)

Population

1829

Established

Districts of Rajshahi Division

All 8, with what each is known for.

Rajshahi

রাজশাহী

Silk city, mango capital, Padma Garden

2,407 km² 2.92 M

Bogura

বগুড়া

Mahasthangarh (oldest city), doi (sweet yogurt)

2,920 km² 3.8 M

Joypurhat

জয়পুরহাট

Pathorghata temple, sugar mill

965 km² 1 M

Naogaon

নওগাঁ

Paharpur Somapura Mahavihara (UNESCO)

3,436 km² 2.75 M

Natore

নাটোর

Uttara Gonobhaban, Natore Rajbari, kanchagolla

1,900 km² 1.9 M

Chapainawabganj

চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ

Mango capital, Choto Sona Mosque, Gaur ruins

1,703 km² 1.8 M

Pabna

পাবনা

Hardinge Bridge, Ishwardi, Rooppur nuclear plant

2,372 km² 2.8 M

Sirajganj

সিরাজগঞ্জ

Bangabandhu Bridge, handloom weaving

2,498 km² 3.3 M

Places to visit in Rajshahi

Somapura Mahavihara, Paharpur

UNESCO site — an 8th-century Buddhist monastery, once the largest south of the Himalayas.

Naogaon

Mahasthangarh

The oldest urban archaeological site of Bangladesh — the ancient city of Pundranagara, 3rd century BCE.

Bogura

The other divisions

Dhaka

13 districts

Chattogram

11 districts

Khulna

10 districts

Barishal

6 districts

Sylhet

4 districts

Rangpur

8 districts

Mymensingh

4 districts