Zila (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

The divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or zilas (Bengali: জেলা).^[1] The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (Bengali: জেলা সদর, romanized: zila sadar). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 subdistricts or upazilas.^[2]

Zilas in India

A district (zila), also known as revenue district 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 30 March 2024^[update], there are a total of 806 districts.

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,^[3] 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

Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided into 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

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.^[4]^[5] These districts are further divided into tehsils and union councils.

References

^ "Bangladesh - Government and society". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
^ "Upazilla List". Bangladesh National Portal. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
^ Official site of Mumbai City Collectorate (A district)
^ "Dividing governance: Three new districts notified in G-B – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
^ "Administrative Setup". ajk.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.

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[1] "Bangladesh - Government and society". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 2021-04-10.

[2] "Upazilla List". Bangladesh National Portal. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-10.

[3] Official site of Mumbai City Collectorate (A district)

[4] "Dividing governance: Three new districts notified in G-B – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 2019-04-05.

[5] "Administrative Setup". ajk.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.