Rajshahi Division
Rajshahi Division
Rajshahi Division
রাজশাহী বিভাগ
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Division of Bangladesh
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Map of Rajshahi Division
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Districts of Rajshahi Division
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| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Capital | Rajshahi |
Rajshahi Division রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the eight first-level administrative Division of bangladesh It has an area of 18,174.4 square kilometres (7,017.2 sq mi) and a population at the 2011 Census of 18,484,858.[ Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 Upozalas (the next lower administrative tier) and 1,092 Unions (the lowest administrative tier). This division is most valuable division of Bangladesh . It has an excellent rail and road communication infrastructure. The divisional capital of Rajshahi is only six-seven hours road journey away from Dhaka the capital city.
Until 2010 this Division comprised 16 districts, but early in that year it was divided into two, when a new Division (Rangpur Division) was formed out of the 8 northerly districts that until then had been part of Rajshahi Division. Rajshahi was dominated by various Rajas mahanrais and zamindars
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