Neighbourhoods In Dhaka Metropolitan Area
Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাকা), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital of Bangladesh. It is the ninth-largest and the sixth-most densely populated city in the world, with a population of 8.9 million residents within the city limits, and a population of over 21 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. Dhaka is the economic, political, and cultural center of Bangladesh, and is one of the major cities in South Asia, the largest city in Eastern South Asia.
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Shapla Square, Dhaka
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Hatirjheel Lake
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Sadarghat
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National Martyrs' Memorial, Savar
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Skyline of Hasnabad
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Skyline of Narayanganj
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Present condition of Purbachal
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The major suburb areas which are a part of the Dhaka Metropolitan Area and Greater Dhaka urban area are:
Dhaka District
Dhaka North City Corporation
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- Abdullahpur
- Bochila
- Adabor
- Uttara
- Mirpur
- Pallabi
- Kazipara
- Kafrul
- Agargaon
- Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
- Cantonment area
- Banani
- Gulshan
- Niketan
- Shahjadpur
- Mohakhali
- Bashundhara
- Banasree
- Aftab Nagar
- Baridhara
- Uttarkhan
- Dakshinkhan
- Bawnia
- Khilkhet
- Tejgaon
- Farmgate
- Mohammadpur
- Rampura
- Badda
- Satarkul
- Beraid
- Khilgaon
- Vatara
- Gabtali
Dhaka South City Corporation
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- Hazaribagh
- Dhanmondi
- Segunbagicha
- Ramna
- Motijheel
- Sabujbagh
- Lalbagh
- Kamalapur
- Kakrail
- Kamrangirchar
- Islampur
- Sadarghat
- Wari
- Kotwali
- Sutrapur
- Jurain
- Dania
- Demra
- Shyampur
- Nimtoli
- Matuail
- Paribagh
- Shahbagh
- Paltan
Savar Upazila
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Keraniganj Upazila
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- Hasnabad
- Jinjira
- Tegharia
- Jhilmil
Gazipur District
Narayanganj District
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Purbachal
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Purbachal Residential Model Town is the biggest planned township in Bangladesh. The project area consists of about 6,227 acres (25 square kilometer) land located in between the Shitalakhya and the Balu River at Rupgonj thana of Narayanganj District and at Kaligonj Thana of Gazipur District, in the northeastern side of Dhaka.