Summary table
Factor | Details |
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ISO 3166-1 codes | Alpha 2: BD, Alpha 3: BGD, Numeric: 50 |
Administrative units | 8 divisionsDivisions, 64 districts, 492 upazilas, unions |
Major crops | Rice, Jute, Wheat, Sugarcane, Tea |
Agricultural seasons | Kharif (Apr-Sep), Rabi (Oct-Mar), Boro (Dec-March)Crop production ranks |
Major crops | Rice: Top 5, Jute: 2nd, Tea: Top 10, jute, wheat, sugarcane, tea |
Country food security context
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Admin 4: Unions, the lowest administrative units.
View the Admin 1 and 2 unit names for Bangladesh.
Other admin units: Historically, the administrative hierarchy was defined by Divisions containing Regions containing Districts. The ‘Region’ administrative area is no longer used in Bangladesh, and where District-level information is available, we have not recorded the Region.
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We have an outside understanding of the division-region definitions as they existed for the years 1982 - 2015, and have included the appropriate division for the reported data, even if the source table does not provide it.
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Units of measure
1.01605 Bales = 5.60 MT
2.47105 Acre = 1 Hectare
1.01605 Maund = 27.22 MT
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