Faridpur Division

Faridpur Division ফরিদপুর বিভাগ ফতেহাবাদ (Fatehabad)
Proposed Division
Faridpur Division in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°36′N 89°50′E / 23.60°N 89.84°ECoordinates: 23°36′N 89°50′E / 23.60°N 89.84°E
Country	Bangladesh
Capital	Faridpur
Area
• Total	6,913.44 km^2 (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, Shariatpur 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
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
Shariatpur District	Shariatpur	1,174.05	953,021	1,082,300	1,155,824
Total	5	6,913.44	5,423,847	6,102,298	6,456,938

See also

• Dhaka Division

References

1. "3 new divisions to be formed". Retrieved 15 February 2015.
2. "People want Faridpur division early". Retrieved 15 February 2015.
3. "Faridpur new division soon". Retrieved 15 February 2015.
4. "Faridpur" (PDF). Retrieved 28 March 2015.
5. "Faridpur Zila". Retrieved 28 March 2015.
6. Kamal Siddiqui. "Local Government". In Sirajul Islam. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
7. "Faridpu". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 2015-03-28.