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Bangladesh Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Bangladesh with its 7 first-level divisions, the capital Dhaka and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Bangladesh

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 7 units

Bangladesh is divided into 7 first-level administrative divisions:

BarisalChittagongDhakaKhulnaRajshahiRangpurSylhet

Largest cities in Bangladesh

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1DhakaCapital12,797,394
2Chattogram4,529,000
3Khulna1,553,000
4Rajshahi810,000
5Comilla389,411
6Mymensingh330,126
7Rangpur285,564
8Jashore243,987
9Sylhet237,000
10Saidpur232,209

Dhaka is the largest urban area in Bangladesh with about 12,797,394 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Bangladesh: ≈ 1,047 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Balak
  • Brahmaputra
  • Tista
  • Ganges

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake
  • Kaptai Lake

Ethnic groups in Bangladesh

CIA World Factbook · 2022
Bengali at least
99%other indigenous ethnic groups
1%

Bengali at least 99%, other indigenous ethnic groups 1% (2022 est.)

Regionally, Bengali is the most common ethnic group across most of the 7 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Bangladesh

CIA World Factbook · 2022
Muslim
91%Hindu
8%other
1%

Muslim 91%, Hindu 8%, other 1% (2022 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 7 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Bangladesh

CIA World Factbook · 2011
Bangla
98.8%other
1.2%

Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2% (2011 est.)

Regionally, Bangla is the most common language group across most of the 7 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.