Rajshahi Division is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 18,174.4 sqkm and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrative tier) and 1,092 unions (the lowest administrative tier).

The region has historically been dominated by various feudal Rajas,