Rajshahi Division

Rajshahi Division (Bengali: রাজশাহী বিভাগ, Rājśāhī bibhāg) is one of eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh, superior to districts and named after their respective largest city. It covers an area of 18,194 km². It is located in the northwest of the country. The population of the division is about 20 million. The administrative capital is Rajshahi.

Rajshahi Division borders the national administrative unit of Rangpur to the north, Dhaka and Maimansingh to the east, Khulna to the south and the Indian state of West Bengal to the west.

The administrative unit is composed of 8 districts: Bogra, Jaipurhat, Lalmonirhat, Naogaon, Natore, Nawabganj, Pabna, Rajshahi and Sirajganj.

Until 25 January 2010, the districts of Dinajpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Rangpur and Thakurgaon were also part of the Rajshahi Division. These then formed the newly created Rangpur Division.

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