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	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
	The origins of the name Dhaka are uncertain. It may derive from the ''[[Butea monosperma\|dhak]]'' tree, which was once common in the area, or from [[Dhakeshwari]], the 'patron goddess' of the region.<ref name=britannicaetymology>{{cite encyclopaedia \|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Dhaka \|title=Dhaka \|encyclopaedia=[[Encyclopaedia Britannica]] \|date=26 June 2023 \|quote=Dhaka's name is said to refer to the dhak tree, once common in the area, or to Dhakeshwari (“The Hidden Goddess”), whose shrine is located in the western part of the city. \|access-date=11 February 2018 \|archive-date=10 October 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010143325/https://www.britannica.com/place/Dhaka \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=dailystaretym>{{cite news \|last=Ayan \|first=Anindya J. \|title=History of Dhaka's origin \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/video-stories/watch-glimpse-the-history-dhakas-origin-208639?amp \|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)\|The Daily Star]] \|date=28 January 2018 \|access-date=15 April 2023 \|quote=In history, it is often believed that Raja Ballal Sen of the Sen Dynasty of Bengal founded the Dhakeshwari Temple in the 12th century to mark the place of his birth and to pay tribute to the patron goddess of this region. The name Dhaka is believed to have originated from Dhakeshwari in the same way Athens got its name from Athena, the patron goddess of the Greek city. \|archive-date=15 April 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415135035/https://www.thedailystar.net/video-stories/watch-glimpse-the-history-dhakas-origin-208639?amp \|url-status=live }}</ref> Another popular theory states that Dhaka refers to a [[membranophone]] instrument, ''[[Dhak (instrument)\|dhak]]'' which was played by order of [[Subahdar]] [[Islam Khan I]] during the inauguration of the Bengal capital in 1610.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Islam_Khan_Chisti\|website=[[Banglapedia]]\|title=Islam Khan Chisti\|access-date=4 February 2013\|archive-date=2 February 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202002132/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Islam_Khan_Chisti\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The origins of the name Dhaka are uncertain. It may derive from the ''[[Butea monosperma\|dhak]]'' [[tree]], which was once common in the area, or from [[Dhakeshwari]], the 'patron goddess' of the region.<ref name=britannicaetymology>{{cite encyclopaedia \|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Dhaka \|title=Dhaka \|encyclopaedia=[[Encyclopaedia Britannica]] \|date=26 June 2023 \|quote=Dhaka's name is said to refer to the dhak tree, once common in the area, or to Dhakeshwari (“The Hidden Goddess”), whose shrine is located in the western part of the city. \|access-date=11 February 2018 \|archive-date=10 October 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010143325/https://www.britannica.com/place/Dhaka \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=dailystaretym>{{cite news \|last=Ayan \|first=Anindya J. \|title=History of Dhaka's origin \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/video-stories/watch-glimpse-the-history-dhakas-origin-208639?amp \|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)\|The Daily Star]] \|date=28 January 2018 \|access-date=15 April 2023 \|quote=In history, it is often believed that Raja Ballal Sen of the Sen Dynasty of Bengal founded the Dhakeshwari Temple in the 12th century to mark the place of his birth and to pay tribute to the patron goddess of this region. The name Dhaka is believed to have originated from Dhakeshwari in the same way Athens got its name from Athena, the patron goddess of the Greek city. \|archive-date=15 April 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415135035/https://www.thedailystar.net/video-stories/watch-glimpse-the-history-dhakas-origin-208639?amp \|url-status=live }}</ref> Another popular theory states that Dhaka refers to a [[membranophone]] instrument, ''[[Dhak (instrument)\|dhak]]'' which was played by order of [[Subahdar]] [[Islam Khan I]] during the inauguration of the Bengal capital in 1610.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Islam_Khan_Chisti\|website=[[Banglapedia]]\|title=Islam Khan Chisti\|access-date=4 February 2013\|archive-date=2 February 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202002132/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Islam_Khan_Chisti\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	Some references also say it was derived from a [[Prakrit]] dialect called Dhaka Bhasa; or Dhakka, used in the [[Rajtarangini]] for a watch station; or it is the same as Davaka, mentioned in the [[Allahabad]] pillar inscription of [[Samudragupta]] as an eastern frontier kingdom.<ref name="banglapedia">{{Cite Banglapedia\|article=Dhaka}}</ref> According to [[Rajatarangini]] written by a Kashmiri Brahman, [[Kalhana]],<ref name="Mamoon 2010">{{cite book \|last=Mamoon \|first=Muntassir \|author-link=Muntassir Mamoon \|year=2010 \|orig-year=First published 1993 \|title=Dhaka: Smiriti Bismiritir Nogori \|publisher=Anannya \|page=94}}</ref> the region was originally known as ''Dhakka''. The word ''Dhakka'' means ''watchtower''. [[Bikrampur]] and [[Sonargaon]]—the earlier strongholds of Bengal rulers were situated nearby. So Dhaka was most likely used as the watchtower for the fortification purpose.<ref name="Mamoon 2010" />		Some references also say it was derived from a [[Prakrit]] dialect called Dhaka Bhasa; or Dhakka, used in the [[Rajtarangini]] for a watch station; or it is the same as Davaka, mentioned in the [[Allahabad]] pillar inscription of [[Samudragupta]] as an eastern frontier kingdom.<ref name="banglapedia">{{Cite Banglapedia\|article=Dhaka}}</ref> According to [[Rajatarangini]] written by a Kashmiri Brahman, [[Kalhana]],<ref name="Mamoon 2010">{{cite book \|last=Mamoon \|first=Muntassir \|author-link=Muntassir Mamoon \|year=2010 \|orig-year=First published 1993 \|title=Dhaka: Smiriti Bismiritir Nogori \|publisher=Anannya \|page=94}}</ref> the region was originally known as ''Dhakka''. The word ''Dhakka'' means ''watchtower''. [[Bikrampur]] and [[Sonargaon]]—the earlier strongholds of Bengal rulers were situated nearby. So Dhaka was most likely used as the watchtower for the fortification purpose.<ref name="Mamoon 2010" />

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{{Short description|Administrative division of Bangladesh}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dhaka Division
| native_name = ঢাকা বিভাগ
| native_name_lang = bn
| settlement_type = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]] of [[Bangladesh]]
| image_seal =
| image_map = Dhaka in Bangladesh.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Dhaka in [[Bangladesh]]
| coordinates = {{coord|24|10|N|90|25|E|region:BD_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint =
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1829
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = [[Dhaka]]
| government_footnotes =
| governing_body = {{nowrap|[[Government of Bangladesh]]}}
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Divisional Commissioner of Bangladesh|Divisional Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Md. Sabirul Rahman<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pmis.mopa.gov.bd/pmis/Forms/divcommlist.php | title=List of Divisional Commissioners }}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[Parliament of Bangladesh|Parliamentary constituency]]
| leader_name1 = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] ([[List of parliamentary constituencies of Bangladesh#Dhaka Division|64 seats]])
| unit_pref = Metric<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dhakadiv.gov.bd/site/officer_list/93b7900c-9d2f-43cd-9324-fd18ecd7c84d/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2|title=ঢাকা বিভাগ}}</ref>
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 20508.8
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2022-07-28-14-31-b21f81d1c15171f1770c661020381666.pdf |title=Final Report |website=bbs.portal.gov.bd |date=2022-07-23 |access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref>
| population_total = 44,215,107
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note =
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| timezone1 = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]]
| utc_offset1 = +6
| iso_code = BD-C
| website = {{URL|dhakadiv.gov.bd}}
| footnotes =
| blank_name_sec2 = Notable sports teams
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Dhaka Dominators]] [[Dhaka Metropolis cricket team|Dhaka Metropolis]] [[Dhaka Division cricket team|Dhaka Division]]
| official_name =
| other_name = Dacca Division
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] {{nobold|(2018)}}
| blank1_info_sec1 = {{increase}} 0.652<ref>{{cite web | url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BGD/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=1&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0&years=2019 | title=Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab }}</ref>
}}

{{distinguish|Dhaka District|Greater Dhaka|Dhaka City Corporation}}

'''Dhaka Division''' ({{lang-bn|ঢাকা বিভাগ}}, ''Ḍhaka Bibhag'') is an [[Divisions of Bangladesh|administrative division]] within [[Bangladesh]].<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book
|author=Sajahan Miah
|chapter=Dhaka Division
|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Dhaka_Division
|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |edition=Second}}</ref> [[Dhaka]] serves as the [[capital city]] of the Dhaka Division, the [[Dhaka District]] and [[Bangladesh]]. The division remains a population magnet, covers an area of 20,508.8 km2 with a population in excess of 44 million, growing at 1.94% rate since prior count, compared with national average of 1.22%.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/dhaka/2022/07/27/census-2022-dhaka-home-to-44-million-people-now | title=Census 2022: Dhaka division home to 44 million people now | date=27 July 2022 }}</ref> 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 Division]]s to the south-west.

==Administrative divisions==

Dhaka Division consisted before 2015 of four [[city corporation]]s, 13 districts, 123 upazilas and 1,248 union parishads. However, four of the most northerly of the 17 districts were removed in 2015 to create the new [[Mymensingh Division]], and another five districts (those situated to the south of the [[Ganges]]/[[Padma River]]) are in the process of being removed to create a new [[Faridpur Division]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-bottom: 0;"
|+
! Name !! Capital !! Area (km2)
!Area (sq mi)!! Population 1991 Census !! Population 2001 Census !! Population 2011 Census
!Population 2022 census
|-
| [[Dhaka District]] || [[Dhaka]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 1463.60}}
|565.10|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 5839642}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 8511228}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 12043977 }}
|14,734,025
|-
| [[Gazipur District]] || [[Gazipur City|Gazipur]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 1806.36}}
|697.44|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 1621562}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 2031891}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 3403912}}
|5,263,474
|-
| [[Kishoreganj District]] || [[Kishoreganj]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 2688.59}}
|1,038.07|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 2306087}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 2594954}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 2911907}}
|3,267,630
|-
| [[Manikganj District]] || [[Manikganj]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 1383.66}}
|534.23|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 1175909}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 1285080}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 1392867}}
|1,558,024
|-
| [[Munshiganj District]] || [[Munshiganj Sadar Upazila|Munshiganj]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 1004.29}}
|387.76|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 1188387}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 1293972}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 1445660}}
|1,625,418
|-
| [[Narayanganj District]] || [[Narayanganj]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 684.37}}
|264.24|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 1754804}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 2173948}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 2948217}}
|3,909,138
|-
| [[Narsingdi District]] || [[Narsingdi]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 1150.14}}
|444.07|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 1652123}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 1895984}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 2224944}}
|2,584,452
|-
| [[Tangail District]] || [[Tangail]] ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 3414.35}}
|1,318.29|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 3002428}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 3290696}} ||align="right"| {{formatnum: 3750781}}
|4,037,608
|-
| [[Faridpur District]]|| [[Faridpur, Bangladesh|Faridpur]]|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 2052.68}}
|792.54|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 1505686}}|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1756470}}|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1912969}}
|2,162,876
|-
| [[Gopalganj District (Bangladesh)|Gopalganj District]]|| [[Gopalganj, Bangladesh|Gopalganj]]|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1468.74}}
|567.08|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 1060791}}|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1165273}}|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1172415}}
|1,295,053
|-
| [[Madaripur District]]|| [[Madaripur Sadar Upazila|Madaripur]]|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1125.69}}
|434.63|| align="right" j |{{formatnum: 1069176}}|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1146349}}|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1165952}}
|1,293,027
|-
| [[Rajbari District]]|| [[Rajbari Sadar Upazila|Rajbari]]|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1092.28}}
|421.73|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 835173}}|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 951906}}|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1049778}}
|1,189,821
|-
| [[Shariatpur District]]|| [[Shariatpur Sadar Upazila|Shariatpur]]|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1174.05}}
|453.30|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 953021}}|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1082300}}|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 1155824}}
|1,294,561
|-
| ''Total Districts'' * || 13 || align="right" |{{formatnum: 20508.80}}
|7,918.49|| align="right" |{{formatnum: 23964789}}|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 29180051}}|| align="right" | {{formatnum: 36433505}}
|
|}

Note: * revised area and its population after excluding the districts transferred to the new [[Mymensingh Division]].

== Sources ==
Census figures for 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2022 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2022 Census figures are based on preliminary results.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Dhaka Division
|North = [[Mymensingh Division]]
|Northeast = [[Sylhet Division]]
|East = [[Chittagong Division]]
|Southeast = [[Chittagong Division]]
|South = [[Barisal Division]]
|Southwest = [[Padma Division]]
|West = [[Rajshahi Division]]
|Northwest = [[Rangpur Division]]
}}

{{Divisions of Bangladesh}}
{{Divisions and districts of Bangladesh}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Dhaka Division]]
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