Faridpur Division
| Faridpur Division ফরিদপুর বিভাগ ফতেহাবাদ (Fatehabad) |
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| Faridpur Division in Bangladesh Faridpur Division in Bangladesh |
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| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Capital | Faridpur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,913.44 km2 (2,669.29 sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Faridpur Division (Bengali: ফরিদপুর বিভাগ), is a proposed administrative division within Bangladesh for the southern parts of the existing Dhaka Division, comprising Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, Rajbari and Shariatpur Districts of Dhaka Division.[1][2][3]
History
The Greater Faridpur region was ruled by local Muslim sultans and Hindu rajas until the Mughal conquest of Bengal in the 16th century, after which many nobles and merchants from North India settled in the area. In 1582 in the reign of Emperor Akbar, the province of Bengal was formed into 33 sarkars or financial sub-divisions, and Faridpur area appears to have been included within the sarkar of Muhammad Abud.
In 1765 the English took over the financial administration of Faridpur, together with the rest of Bangal. The greater portion of Faridpur was then comprised within Dhaka District. In 1811 Faridpur was separated from Dacca collectorate. The district was initially known as Fatehabad.[4][5] Under British rule in 1860, the district was named as Faridpur after 12th-century Sufi saint, Shah Sheikh Fariduddin.[6][7] In 1984, with the Decentralization Program of the Bangladesh government, Faridpur district was reorganized into five separate districts: Rajbari, Gopalgonj, Madaripur,and Faridpur.
Administrative districts
The Division will be subdivided into five districts (zilas) and thence into 30 sub-districts (upazilas).
| Name | Capital | Area (km²) | Population 1991 Census |
Population 2001 Census |
Population 2011 Census |
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| Faridpur District | Faridpur | 2,052.68 | 1,505,686 | 1,756,470 | 1,912,969 |
| Gopalganj District | Gopalganj | 1,468.74 | 1,060,791 | 1,165,273 | 1,172,415 |
| Madaripur District | Madaripur | 1,125.69 | 1,069,176 | 1,146,349 | 1,165,952 |
| Rajbari District | Rajbari | 1,092.28 | 835,173 | 951,906 | 1,049,778 |
| Total | 4 | 6,913.44 | 5,423,847 | 6,102,298 | 6,456,938 |
See also
References
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