| administrative divisions of Bangladesh | |
| regions | pop. 1991 census |
|---|---|
| Chittagong | 28,811,446 |
| Dhaka | 33,593,103 |
| Khulna | 20,804,515 |
| Rajshahi | 26,667,913 |
| total | 109,876,977 |
| source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. | |
| main cities of Bangladesh | |||
| cities | pop. 1991 census | cities | pop. 1991 census |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka | 3,839,000 | Bogra | 130,000 |
| Chittagong | 1,599,000 | Brahmanbaria | 125,000 |
| Khulna | 731,000 | Savar | 115,000 |
| Rajshahi | 318,000 | Tangail | 114,000 |
| Narayanganj | 296,000 | Pabna | 112,000 |
| Rangpur | 207,000 | Jamalpur | 111,000 |
| Mymensingh | 202,000 | Naogaon | 110,000 |
| Barisal | 188,000 | Sylhet | 109,000 |
| Tongi | 181,000 | Sirajganj | 108,000 |
| Comilla | 156,000 | Narsinghdi | 106,000 |
| Jessore | 154,000 | Saidpur | 105,000 |
| Nawabganj | 141,000 | Gazipur | 104,000 |
| Dinajpur | 138,000 | ||
| source: Book of the Year 1997, Encyclopedia Britannica. | |||
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