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Zila (country subdivision)
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A zilā or zilla or zillah or jela or jilha is a country subdivision in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It is translated as district.
Zilas in Bangladesh[edit | edit source]
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Zilas in India[edit | edit source]
A district (zilā) is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. In some cases districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions, and in others directly into tehsils or talukas. As of 2021 there are a total of 748 districts, up from the 640 in the 2011 Census of India and the 593 recorded in the 2001 Census of India.[1]
District officials include:
Each of these officials is aided by officers from the appropriate branch of the state government.
Most districts have a distinct headquarters; but the districts of Mumbai City, in Maharashtra,[2] Hyderabad in Telangana and Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, are examples where there is no distinct district headquarters, although there are district collectors.Zilas of Nepal[edit | edit source]
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Zilas in Pakistan[edit | edit source]
The districts in Pakistan function as the third-level administrative units, situated beneath provinces and divisions, while representing the first tier of local governance. Currently, there are 166 districts across the country, which includes the Capital Territory along with the regions of Pakistan illegally occupied Jammu-Kashmir (Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan). These districts are further subdivided into tehsils and union councils.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Provisional Population Totals: Number of Administrative Units" (PDF). Census of India 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Official site of Mumbai City Collectorate (A district)
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