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. 2009 Jun 8;8:32. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-32

Table 2.

Distribution of slums by population size

Slum Population Size (persons) Dhaka Chittagong Khulna Rajshahi Barisal Sylhet Total
Up to 100 39.0 24.4 45.6 47.7 33.6 58.3 38.5

101–200 22.3 21.5 25.4 28.2 33.3 31.5 24.0

201–300 9.4 12.3 6.3 9.5 12.5 5.9 9.7

301–400 4.9 6.8 4.4 4.2 4.0 1.6 4.9

401–500 3.2 4.0 4.0 1.1 5.4 0.8 3.2

501–1,000 8.4 11.7 7.9 5.0 4.8 1.5 8.1

1,001–2,500 7.3 13.8 4.6 3.4 4.3 0.3 7.4

2,501–5,000 2.8 3.1 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.1 2.3

5,001–10,000 1.6 1.9 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 1.3

Above 10,000 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6

Total (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Number of slum cluster 4,966 1,814 520 641 351 756 9,048