Dhaka (), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital of Bangladesh. It is the ninth-largest and the sixth-most densely populated city in the world, with a population of 8.9 million residents within the city limits, and a population of over 21 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. Dhaka is the economic, political, and cultural center of Bangladesh, and is one of the major cities in South Asia, the largest city in Eastern South Asia.
The major suburb areas which are a part of the Dhaka Metropolitan Area and Greater Dhaka urban area are:
Dhaka District
Dhaka North City Corporation
Abdullahpur Bochila Adabor Uttara Mirpur Pallabi Kazipara Kafrul Agargaon Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Cantonment area Banani Gulshan Niketan Shahjadpur Mohakhali Bashundhara Banasree Aftab Nagar Baridhara Uttarkhan Dakshinkhan Bawnia Khilkhet Tejgaon Farmgate Mohammadpur Rampura Badda Satarkul Beraid Khilgaon Vatara Gabtali
Dhaka South City Corporation
Hazaribagh Dhanmondi Segunbagicha Ramna Motijheel Sabujbagh Kalabagan Lalbagh Kamalapur Kakrail Kamrangirchar Jigatola Islampur Sadarghat Wari Kotwali Sutrapur Jurain Demra Shyampur Nimtoli Matuail Paribagh Shahbagh Paltan Jatrabari Shonir Akhra Signboard Japani Bazar Gulistan Bangla Bazar
Savar Upazila
Ashulia Birulia Savar
Keraniganj Upazila
Hasnabad Jinjira Tegharia Jhilmil
Gazipur District Tongi Gazipur
Narayanganj District
Fatullah Narayanganj Siddhirganj
Purbachal
Purbachal Residential Model Town is the biggest planned township in Bangladesh. The project area consists of about 6,227 acres (25 square kilometer) land located in between the Shitalakshya River and the Balu River at Rupganj Upazila of Narayanganj District and at Kaliganj Upazila of Gazipur District, in the northeastern side of Dhaka.
See also Old Dhaka Neighbourhoods in Chittagong Metropolitan Area List of places of worship in Dhaka city
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