Table 1.

The slums of the six city corporations: basic characteristics

City	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j
Dhaka Metropolitan Area	4,966	9,136,182	3,420,521	5,715,661	1.67	37.4	29,857	220,246	19,677	0.089
Chittagong	1,814	4,133,014	1,465,028	2,667,986	1.82	35.4	23,299	255,100	15,543	0.061
Khulna	520	966,837	188,442	778,395	4.13	19.5	20,346	132,988	16,884	0.127
Rajshahi	641	489,514	156,793	332,721	2.12	32.0	9,544	67,236	6,796	0.101
Barisal	351	365,059	109,705	255,354	2.33	30.1	7,152	133,730	5,084	0.038
Sylhet	756	356,440	97,676	258,764	2.65	27.4	12,961	154,741	9,630	0.062

a) Number of slum communities

b) Overall 2005 population (estimate)

c) Slum population

d) Non-slum population

e) Ratio of non-slum to slum population

f) Slum population as a percent of city population

g) Overall population density (persons per Km²)

h) Slum population density (persons per Km²)

i) Non-slum population density (persons per Km²)

j) Ratio of non-slum to slum population density