This article presents a list of cities and towns in Bangladesh. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives of Bangladesh, there are 532 urban centres in Bangladesh.
The bureau defines an urban centre with a population of 100,000 or more as a "city". Altogether, there are 43 such cities in Bangladesh. 13 of these cities can be considered major cities as these are governed by city corporations. All of city corporation-governed cities currently have a population of more than 200,000, which is not a criterion for the status, because currently 17 cities in Bangladesh have a population of more than 200,000. Besides the 9 major cities, there are 32 other cities in Bangladesh that are not governed by city corporations and rather by municipal corporations. A city with a population of more than 10,000,000 is defined by the bureau as a megacity. Dhaka is the only megacity in Bangladesh according to this definition. Together, Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong account for 48% of the country's urban population.
An urban centre with a population of less than 100,000 is defined as a "town". In total, there are 490 such towns in Bangladesh. The number of municipalities tripled from 104 municipalities in 1991 to 318 municipalities in 2011, and currently 330.!! District !! Division !! Photos
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|1
|Dhaka
|2569.55
|21,551,232
|Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur
|Dhaka
|160px|Gulshan, Dhaka
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|2
|Chittagong
|615.37
|5,653,000
|Chittagong
|Chittagong
|160px|Skyline of Chattogram (Chittagong)
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|3
|Khulna
|242.12
|1,500,000
|Khulna, Jashore
|Khulna
|160px|Skyline of Khulna
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|4
|Rajshahi
|377.10
|1,007,000
|Rajshahi
|Rajshahi
|160px|Mango Roundabout, Rajshahi
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|5
|Sylhet
|177.81
|896,331
|Sylhet
|Sylhet
|160px|Downtown Sylhet
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|6
|Comilla
|148.00
|867,757
|Comilla
|Chittagong
|160px|Night view in Cumilla
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|7
|Rangpur
|76.00
|685,754
|Rangpur
|Rangpur
|160px|Buildings in Rangpur
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|8
|Mymensingh
|95.34
|586,319
|Mymensingh
|Mymensingh
|160px|Shashi Lodge in Mymensingh
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|9
|Bogura
|87.14
|542,420
|Bogura
|Rajshahi
|160px|Traffic in Bogura city
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|10
|Barisal
|69.61
|448,152
|Barisal
|Barisal
|160px|Barisal launch terminal
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City Corporations
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! Rank !! City !! Area(km<sup>2</sup>)!! District !! Division !! Photos
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|1
|Dhaka
|306
|10,295,786
|Dhaka
|Dhaka
|160px|Gulshan, Dhaka
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|2
|Chittagong
|168.07
|3,230,507
|Chittagong
|Chittagong
|160px|Skyline of Chattogram (Chittagong)
|-
|3
|Gazipur
|330
|2,677,715
|Gazipur
|Dhaka
|160x160px|Aerial view of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University in Gazipur
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|4
|Narayanganj
|33.57
|967,951
|Narayanganj
|Dhaka
|160x160px|Skyline in Narayanganj
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|5
|Khulna
|45
|719,557
|Khulna
|Khulna
|160px|Skyline of Khulna
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|6
|Rangpur
|69
|708,570
|Rangpur
|Rangpur
|160px|
|-
|7
|Mymensingh
|91.315
|577,000
|Mymensingh
|Mymensingh
|160px
|-
|8
|Rajshahi
|120.98
|553,288
|Rajshahi
|Rajshahi
|160px|Aerial view of the skyline of Rajshahi
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|9
|Sylhet
|58
|532,839
|Sylhet
|Sylhet
|160px|Sylhet city aerial view
|-
|10
|Bogura
|69.65
|486,016
|Bogura
|Rajshahi
|160px|City view in Bogura city
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|11
|Comilla
|53
|440,233
|Comilla
|Chittagong
|160px|night view in Comilla city
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|12
|Barisal
|58
|419,484
|Barisal
|Barisal
|160px|Barishal Launch terminal
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Largest Municipalities
In addition to the 12 major cities governed by City Corporations, there are many minor cities which are governed by Municipal Corporations (pourashava). Area figures come from the 2011 census or Paurashava websites. Those with populations of over 100,000 (as of 2022 census) are given below.
Selected major municipalities
This section shows selected municipalities in Bangladesh that are significant urban and economic centers but are not governed by City Corporations. These cities have populations over 100,000. They have been separated from the larger list of municipalities because of their relatively high population, regional influence, and urban development.