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Dhaka

Southern Asia

Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, formerly spelled Dacca. It was established in 1610 as Jahangirnagar, and recorded a population of 10,278,882 at the 2022 Bangladeshi census within a city area of about 306 square kilometres. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
10,278,882 1
Area (sq km)
306 1
The infobox itself flags that the exact figure depends on which boundary revision NICAR approved; 306 sq km is the value the infobox carries.
Founding Year
1610 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
32 1
Latitude
23.7644 degrees north 1
Longitude
90.3889 degrees east 1
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Bangladesh, Countries

Dhaka is Bangladesh's capital.

Source Dhaka (Wikipedia)
Dhaka Division, States or Territories

dhaka is associated with dhaka-division.

Source Dhaka Division (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Bangladesh, Countries

Dhaka is Bangladesh's capital.

Source Dhaka (Wikipedia)
Dhaka Division, States or Territories

dhaka is the capital of dhaka-division.

Source Dhaka Division (Wikipedia)
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Bangladesh Railway

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Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha

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Biman Bangladesh Airlines

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Grameen Bank

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Pathao

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United News of Bangladesh

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BIMSTEC

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Ministry of Finance (Bangladesh)

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University of Dhaka

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The University of Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

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University of Dhaka

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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)

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BRAC

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Quote, locations, geonames_details name
"name": "Dhaka"
Sources
1. Dhaka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    With an estimated population of 36.6 million, Dhaka is the second largest city by population in the world.
  • Infobox: population_total
    10,278,882
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2022
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    306
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    32 m
  • Infobox coordinates
    90.3889
  • Article text
    Dhaka became one of the richest and greatest cities in the world during the early period of Bengal Subah (1610-1717).
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Dhaka Division (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
Dhaka serves as the capital city of Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh.
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Wikidata: Dhaka
  • Wikidata Q1354, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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