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Greater Dhaka

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Dhaka Metropolitan area
Satellite image of Greater Dhaka metropolitan region
Satellite image of Greater Dhaka metropolitan region
Dhaka city is shown in blue and other towns and cities are shown in red
Dhaka city is shown in blue and other towns and cities are shown in red
City corporation and Municipalities
Area
 • Total2,569.55 km2 (992.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total21,342,002
GDP (PPP, constant 2023 values)
 • Year2023
 • Total$285.1 billion[1]
 • Per capita$12,300

Greater Dhaka is the Megalopolis including and surrounding the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka, which has grown into one of the world's largest megacities, and shows a very rapid rate of expansion. Dhaka not only grows because it is the capital and largest urban center but also due to massive internal displacement from millions of people living in a perennially flood-prone river delta.

Definition

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The area of Dhaka Statistical Metropolitan Area was 1,353 square kilometers, of which Dhaka City Corporation occupied 276 square kilometers at the 2001 census.[2] The Dhaka Statistical Metropolitan Area (SMA) covers the Dhaka Municipal Corporation area and Savar Upazila and Keraniganj Upazila of Dhaka District (note: only a portion of the district is part of the metropolitan area), Narayanganj Sadar Upazila, Bandar Upazila and Rupganj Upazila of Narayanganj District, Gazipur Sadar Upazila and Kaliakair Upazila of Gazipur District. New 2021 estimates for Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (web) tally just over 24 million for 3 districts in their entirety. (white area in map also includes 6 districts: Manikganj, Munshiganj and Narsingdi)

Components of the Metropolitan Area

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Since the 2001 Census, Dhaka has grown tremendously, as evidenced by the 2011 Census figures. However, definitions were changed between the two censuses, with several outlying upazilas situated in neighboring administrative districts being included in the expanded definition. The following table shows the revision of the metropolitan area, shown in blue and red on map, based on 2011 figures:

Administrative district Included area Area (km2)

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Population (2011)[5][6][7][8][9] Population (2022)[9][10][11][12] Population

per km2(2022)

Dhaka District Dhaka North City Corporation 196.22 6,970,105 5,990,723 30,531
Dhaka South City Corporation 109.24 4,305,063 39,409
Dhamrai Upazila 307.41 412,418 517,135 1,682
Dohar Upazila 161.49 226,439 250,114 1,549
Keraniganj Upazila 166.87 794,360 1,011,063 6,059
Nawabganj Upazila 244.80 318,811 348,807 1,425
Savar Upazila 280.11 1,385,910 2,311,796 8,253
Narayanganj District Narayanganj Sadar Upazila 100.74 1,323,600 1,979,967 19,654
Bandar Upazila 54.39 312,841 414,001 3,765
Rupganj Upazila 176.48 534,868 704,828 3,994
Gazipur District Gazipur Sadar Upazila 457.67 1,820,374 3,023,164 6,606
Kaliakair Upazila 314.13 483,308 694,574 2,211
Metropolitan Area 2,569.55 14,583,034 21,551,235 8,306

References

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  1. ^ "TelluBase—Dhaka Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). tellusant.com. Tellusant, Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ^ "Introduction" (PDF). Dhaka City State of the Environment: 2005. United Nations Environment Programme. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ "Location and Area Dhaka North City Corporation". dncc.gov.bd. Feb 27, 2020. Archived from the original on Sep 7, 2024. Retrieved Sep 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "At one glance, Dhaka South". dscc.gov.bd. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  5. ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics - Community Report
  6. ^ "Community Report: Dhaka Zila". Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  7. ^ "Community Report: Gazipur Zila". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  8. ^ "Community Report: Munshiganj Zila". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  9. ^ a b "Population and Housing Census 2022, District Report Dhaka" (PDF). bbs.portal.gov.bd. September 15, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "Population & Housing Census 2022 Preliminary Report" (PDF). sid.portal.gov.bd/. 27 August 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "District Report Narayanganj population and housing census 2022" (PDF).
  12. ^ "District Report Gazipur population and housing census 2022" (PDF).
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