Faridpur is a city in southern Bangladesh and the headquarters of Faridpur District and Faridpur Sadar Upazila, in Dhaka Division. It is a major commercial hub of the south of the country and the largest municipality in Dhaka Division in the city proper, with an area of 26.65 square kilometres. The 2022 census counted 237,266 people in 57,344 households, with a literacy rate of 81.87 percent for those aged seven and over. The city was formerly known as Fatehabad and is named after Shah Farid, also called Sheikh Fariduddin, a Sufi saint and disciple of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti who is honoured in Faridpur. It has been proposed as the ninth division and the thirteenth city corporation of Bangladesh.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band 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
153,629 183,053 237,283
2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation query
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation query at the city coordinates, bandQuote, Elevation query at the city coordinates, band
"elevation": 14.0
3. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/DhakaQuote, Zone Asia/Dhaka
Asia/Dhaka
Faridpur (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Bangladesh, LeadQuote, Part Of: Bangladesh, Lead
is a city located in southern Bangladesh
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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