Brahmanbaria is a city in eastern Bangladesh and the capital of Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila and of Brahmanbaria District. It stands on the bank of the Titas River, with the Meghna River to the west, and is the second largest city in eastern Bangladesh after Cumilla. The municipality was established in 1868, which makes it one of the oldest in the country, and it became a district headquarters in 1984. It is divided into 12 wards and had 264,341 residents at the 2022 census. Its name is traditionally explained by the Brahmin families that King Lakshman Sen is said to have settled here. The Titas Gas Field, the largest gas field in Bangladesh, lies in the district, and the local climate is tropical wet and dry.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Bangladesh: Districts and Urban Places
citypopulation.deCities and urban places table, 2022 census columnQuote, Cities and urban places table, 2022 census column
129,278 172,017 264,341
2. Brahmanbaria (Wikipedia)
Demographics, census year
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Brahmanbaria city
Geography and climate, climate
Brahmanbaria has a tropical wet and dry climate
Part Of: Bangladesh, Lead
is a city of Bangladesh
View the Source3. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation query
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation query at the article coordinates, bandQuote, Elevation query at the article coordinates, band
"elevation": 11.0
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/DhakaQuote, Zone Asia/Dhaka
Asia/Dhaka
Bangladesh (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead, Bangladesh in Asia
is a country in South Asia
In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Lead, Bangladesh in South Asia
is a country in South Asia
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