Administrative geography of Bangladesh

Subdivisions of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল bāṁlādēśēra praśāsanika añcala
Location	Bangladesh
Subdivisions	[1] Type Number Divisions 8 Districts 64 Sub-Districts (upazila) 495 Municipal Corporations 331 City Corporations 12 Union Councils ~4,571

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Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (bibhag) and 64 districts (jela, zila, zela), although these have only a limited role in public policy. For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into upazilas (sub-districts), "municipalities" or town councils (pourashova), city corporations (i.e. metropolitan municipal corporations) and union councils (i.e. rural councils). The diagram below outlines the five tiers of government in Bangladesh.

Central government

8 Divisions

64 Districts ("zila")

495 Sub-Districts ("upazila")

4,571 Union Councils (Rural area)

331 Municipalities (Towns)

12 City Corporations (Metropolis)

Villages

Municipal Wards

City Wards