Administrative geography of Bangladesh
Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (bibhag) and 64 districts (jela, zila, zela), although these have only a limited role in public policy. For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into upazilas (sub-districts), "municipalities" or town councils (pourashova), city corporations (i.e. metropolitan municipal corporations) and union councils (i.e. rural councils). The diagram below outlines the five tiers of government in Bangladesh.
| Central government | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Divisions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 Districts ("zila") | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 495 Sub-Districts ("upazila") | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4,571 Union Councils (Rural area) | 331 Municipalities (Towns) | 12 City Corporations (Metropolis) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villages | Municipal Wards | City Wards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subdivisions of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল bāṁlādēśēra praśāsanika añcala | |
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| Location | Bangladesh |
| Subdivisions | |
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