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![Hierarchy of Dhaka (national division)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Dhaka (national division) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 24 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 24.1660 decimal degrees |
Long: 090 25 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 90.4167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Division of central Bangladesh, bordered to the north by India, west by Rajshahi and Khulna, south by Khulna and east by Chittagong; has highest population of all Bengali divisions. |
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Dhaka (preferred,C,V)
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Dhaka Division (C,V,O)
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Dhākā (C,V)
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Dakka (C,V)
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Dacca (C,V)
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Dhaka division (C,O,display)
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ঢাকা (C,V,Bengali-P,U)
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ঢাকা বিভাগ (C,V,Bengali,U)
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BG81 (C,U,FIPS)
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Dhaka Zila (C,U)
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Dhâkâ (C,U,French)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Dhaka (national division) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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national division (preferred, C) |
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reorganized in 1984 |
first level subdivision (C) |
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