Bangladesh - Subnational Administrative Boundaries

Bangladesh administrative level 0-4 boundaries (COD-AB) dataset.

These administrative boundaries were established in: 2022

NOTE: COD-PS extends only to administrative level 3. The spelling of 5 districts (and two of their divisions) were changed in 2018. The new spellings are Chattogram (for Chittagong), Barishal (for Barisal), Cumilla (for Comilla), Jashore (for Jessore) and Bogura (for Bogra). These changes will be reflected in the next COD-AB update.

This COD-AB was most recently reviewed for accuracy and necessary changes in October 2024. The COD-AB requires improvements.

Sourced from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)

Live geoservices (provided by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID) are available for this COD-AB. Please see COD_External. (For any earlier versions please see here, here, and here.) Vetting, configuration, and geoservices provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.

This COD-AB is suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Bangladesh COD-PS.

No edge-matched (COD-EM) version of this COD-AB has yet been prepared.

Please see the COD Portal.

Administrative level 1 contains 8 feature(s). The normal administrative level 1 feature type is 'Division'.

Administrative level 2 contains 64 feature(s). The normal administrative level 2 feature type is 'District (Zila)'.

Administrative level 3 contains 544 feature(s). The normal administrative level 3 feature type is 'upazila (subdistrict) or thana'.

Administrative level 4 contains 5,160 feature(s). The normal administrative level 4 feature type is 'currently not known'.

Recommended cartographic projection: Asia South Albers Equal Area Conic

This metadata was last updated on January 17, 2025.