Rajshahi Division রাজশাহী বিভাগ | |
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      Clockwise from the top: Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant,Choto Sona Mosque,Jamuna Bridge,Somapura Mahavihara &Hardinge Bridge,Uttara Ganabhaban andGokul Medh | |
| Nickname: Land ofZamindars | |
 Rajshahi Division in Bangladesh Districts of Rajshahi Division | |
| Coordinates:25°00′N89°00′E / 25.000°N 89.000°E /25.000; 89.000 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Established | 1829 |
| Capital and largest city | Rajshahi |
| Government | |
| • Divisional Commissioner | Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir[1] |
| • Deputy Inspector General (DIG) | Mohammad Shahjahan |
| • Parliamentary constituency | Jatiya Sangsad (39 seats) |
| Area | |
| 18,174.4 km2 (7,017.2 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 20,353,116 (Enumerated) | |
| • Urban | 4,840,396 |
| • Rural | 15,511,404 |
| • Metro | 553,241 |
| • Adjusted Population[2] | 20,794,019 |
| Languages | |
| • Official language | Bengali[3] |
| • Minority languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-E |
| HDI (2023) | 0.700[5] high |
| Notable sport teams | Rajshahi Kings,Rajshahi Division |
| Website | rajshahidiv |
Rajshahi Division (Bengali:রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the eight first-level administrativedivisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 18,174.4 square kilometres (7,017.2 sq mi)[6] and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119.[7] Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70upazilas (the next lower administrative tier) and 1,092unions (the lowest administrative tier).
The region has historically been dominated by various feudalRajas,Maharajas andZamindars.[8] Formerly comprising 16 districts, a new division (Rangpur Division) was formed with the 8 northern districts of the old Rajshahi Division from early 2010.[6]
The Rajshahi Division is named afterRajshahi District. Dominated by various feudalRajas,Maharajas andzamindars of mixed origins throughout history,[8] the name is acompound of the wordsRaj andShahi, both of which can be translated into reign or kingdom. Archaic spellings in the English language also includedRajeshae.
Rajshahi Division was created in 1829 by the local British Government. It was the largest division inBengal Province. Duringpartition of Bengal in 1947, the division was divided in two halves. The eastern half remained as Rajshahi Division, while the western half becameJalpaiguri Division inWest Bengal, India. In January 2010,Rangpur Division split from Rajshahi division.
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muslims | 93.71% | |||
| Hindus | 5.70% | |||
| Christians | 0.41% | |||
| Others | 0.18% | |||
At the time of the2022 Bangladeshi census, Rajshahi division had a population of 20,351,864.Muslims are 19,071,092 which is 93.71% of the population, whileHindus are 1,159,152 which is 5.70% of the population. Other religions (almost entirely Christianity and indigenous faiths) are 0.59% of the population and are mainly found among the ethnic minorities.[2]
Notable schools in Rajshahi invoice:
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| Khulna Division | ||
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