Chandpur is a city in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh, and the headquarters of both Chandpur Sadar Upazila and Chandpur District. It stands near the confluence of the Padma River and the Meghna River, two of the great rivers of the delta. The city was made a municipality in 1892, and the 2022 census counted 203,451 people in Chandpur Paurashava, up from 159,021 at the 2011 census, with 48,494 households in 2022. The literacy rate recorded in 2022 was 83.97 percent, with 84.57 percent for males and 83.39 percent for females, and there were 97.19 males for every 100 females. It ranks among the larger cities of Bangladesh, in the low twenties by population.
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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
110,948 172,004 203,451
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": 11.0
3. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/DhakaQuote, Zone Asia/Dhaka
Asia/Dhaka
Chandpur (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Bangladesh, LeadQuote, Part Of: Bangladesh, Lead
in Chattogram Division, 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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