Zillah (country subdivision)

A zilā, zilla, zillah, jela, or jilha is a country subdivision mostly used officially in South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It is translated as district.

Zilas in Bangladesh

These paragraphs are an excerpt from Districts of Bangladesh.[edit]
The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64[1] districts or zila.[2] The headquarters of a district is called a district seat (জেলা সদর/jela shodor). The districts are further subdivided into 495 subdistricts or upazilas.[3]

Zilas in India

These paragraphs are an excerpt from List of districts in India.[edit]

A district (zila) is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. In some cases, districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions, and in others directly into tehsils or talukas. As of 20 November 2023, there are a total of 806 districts, up from the 640 in the 2011 Census of India and the 593 recorded in the 2001 Census of India.[4]

District officials include:

Each of these officials is aided by officers from the appropriate branch of the state government.

Most districts have a distinct headquarters; but the districts of Mumbai City in Maharashtra,[5] Kolkata in West Bengal, Hyderabad in Telangana, and Chennai in Tamil Nadu are examples where there are no distinct district headquarters, although there are district collectors.

Zilas of Nepal

These paragraphs are an excerpt from List of districts of Nepal.[edit]

Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal.

After the state's reconstruction of administrative divisions, Nawalparasi District and Rukum District were divided into Parasi District (officially Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) District) and Nawalpur District (officially Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat Susta) District), and Eastern Rukum District and Western Rukum District respectively.

Zilas in Pakistan

These paragraphs are an excerpt from Districts of Pakistan.[edit]
The districts of Pakistan (Urdu: اِضلاعِ پاكِستان) are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government. In total, there are 170 districts in Pakistan, including the Capital Territory, and the districts of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.[6][7] These districts are further divided into tehsils and union councils.

See also

References

  1. ^ "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Bangladesh National Portal. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh - Government and society". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  3. ^ "Upazilla List". Bangladesh National Portal. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  4. ^ "Provisional Population Totals: Number of Administrative Units" (PDF). Census of India 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ Official site of Mumbai City Collectorate (A district)
  6. ^ "Dividing governance: Three new districts notified in G-B – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  7. ^ "Administrative Setup". ajk.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.