Cities
Dhaka
Citation Formats
General Reference
APA Style
BibTeX
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.
Facts
Area (sq km)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 Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
Dhaka is Bangladesh's capital.
Capital Of
Dhaka is Bangladesh's capital.
Sources
1. Dhaka (Wikipedia)
1. Dhaka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_totalQuote, Infobox: population_total
10,278,882
1. Dhaka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_as_ofQuote, Infobox: population_as_of
2022
1. Dhaka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: area_total_km2Quote, Infobox: area_total_km2
306 km2
1. Dhaka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: elevation_mQuote, Infobox: elevation_m
32 m
1. Dhaka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox coordinatesQuote, Infobox coordinates
90.3889
1. Dhaka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: established_dateQuote, Infobox: established_date
Establishment (as Jahangirnagar), 1610.
1. Dhaka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationCapital Of: Bangladesh, Lead section, capital factQuote, Capital Of: Bangladesh, Lead section, capital fact
Dhaka, formerly spelled as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.