The area was initially 45 km2, but expanded in 2017 to 109.2 km2[4] and Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) published Population and Housing Census 2022 count at 43,05,063[5] giving the city a density of 39,409 people per km2.

[6] According to the existing law, the executive power of the Dhaka South City Corporation vests in and is exercised by the mayor/administrator.

[7] On 9 May 2016, the government approved the expansion of Dhaka South City Corporation's jurisdiction to encompass eight unions: Shyampur, Dania, Matuail, Sarulia, Demra, Manda, Dakshingaon and Nasirabad.

[5] Dhaka South City Corporation consists of 75 wards covering the thanas of Paltan, Motijheel, Sabujbagh, Khilgaon, Mugda, Shahjahanpur, Shyampur, Jatrabari, Demra, Kadamtali, Gandaria, Wari, Ramna, New Market, Shahbag, Dhanmondi, Hazaribagh, Kalabagan, Kotwali, Sutrapur, Lalbagh, Bangsal, Chawkbazar, and Kamrangirchar.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has announced a ৳6760.74 crore (US$560 million) budget for fiscal year of 2024-25.

[6] According to the existing law, the executive power of the Dhaka South City Corporation vests in and is exercised by the mayor/administrator.