Rajshahi Division

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Template:Short description Template:About Template:Pp-move Template:EngvarB Template:Infobox settlement Rajshahi Division (Template:Langx) is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of Template:Convert<ref name="Banglapedia" /> and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrative tier) and 1,092 unions (the lowest administrative tier).

The region has historically been dominated by various feudal Rajas, Maharajas and Zamindars.<ref name=book>Encyclopedia of Bangladesh pp 6</ref> Formerly comprising 16 districts, a new division (Rangpur Division) was formed with the 8 northern districts of the old Rajshahi Division from early 2010.<ref name=Banglapedia>Template:Cite Banglapedia</ref>

Etymology and names

The Rajshahi Division is named after Rajshahi District. Dominated by various feudal Rajas, Maharajas and zamindars of mixed origins throughout history,<ref name=book/> the name is a compound of the words Raj and Shahi, both of which can be translated into reign or kingdom. Archaic spellings in the English language also included Rajeshae.

History

Rajshahi Division was created in 1829 by the local British Government. It was the largest division in Bengal Province. During partition of Bengal in 1947, the division was divided in two halves. The eastern half remained as Rajshahi Division, while the western half became Jalpaiguri Division in West Bengal, India. In January 2010, Rangpur Division split from Rajshahi division.

Demographics

Template:Bar box At the time of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rajshahi division had a population of 20,351,864. Muslims are 19,071,092 which is 93.71% of the population, while Hindus are 1,159,152 which is 5.70% of the population. Other religions (almost entirely Christianity and indigenous faiths) are 0.59% of the population and are mainly found among the ethnic minorities.<ref name="census2022"/>

Districts

Education

Notable schools in Rajshahi invoice:

Universities

Medical Colleges

Colleges

Schools

Notable residents

See also

References

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