Back ناحية دكا Arabic ঢাকা জেলা Bengali/Bangla ঢাকা জিলা BPY Districte de Dacca Catalan Dhaka (distrito) CEB Dhaka (Distrikt) German Daka Distrikto EO Daca (zila) Spanish ناحیه داکا FA Dhaka (district) French
Dhaka District
ঢাকা জেলা Dacca District | |
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 Location of Dhaka District within Bangladesh | |
 Expandable map of Dhaka District | |
| Coordinates: 23°47′N 90°18′E / 23.79°N 90.30°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Md. Mominur Rahman[1] |
| • District Council Chairman | Md. Mahbubur Rahman[2] |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Md. Mamunur Rashid |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,463.6 km2 (565.1 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,734,701 |
| • Rank | 1 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Dhakai, Dhakaiya |
| GDP (2015 US dollar) | |
| • Total | $50.1 billion (2023)[4] |
| • Per capita | $3,600 (2023) |
| GDP (PPP, 2015 international dollar) | |
| • Total | $167.2 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | $12,100 (2023) |
| ISO 3166-2 | BD-13 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.745[5] high · 1st of 20 |
| Website | www |
Dhaka District (Bengali: ঢাকা জেলা, romanized: Ḍhākā jēlā) is a district in central Bangladesh,[6] and is the densest district in the nation. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and rests on the eastern banks of the Buriganga River which flows from the Turag to the southern part of the district. While Dhaka (city corporation) occupies only about a fifth of the area of Dhaka district, it is the economic, political and cultural centre of the district and the country. Dhaka District consists of Dhaka, Keraniganj , Nababganj, Dohar, Savar and Dhamrai upazila. Dhaka District is an administrative entity, and like many other cities, it does not cover the modern conurbation which is Greater Dhaka, which has spilled into neighbouring districts, nor does the conurbation cover the whole district, as there are rural areas within the district.
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- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Molla, Md Tuhin (2012). "Dhaka District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2015.