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Chittagong

Southern Asia

Chittagong, officially Chattogram, is the second largest city in Bangladesh and the largest city in the Greater Chittagong region. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal, and is the business capital of Bangladesh. 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
3,230,507 1
Area (sq km)
168.07 1
Founding Year
1340 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
29 1
Latitude
22.335 degrees north 1
Longitude
91.8325 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+06:00 2
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Associated With

Bangladesh, Countries

Chittagong is a city in Bangladesh.

Source Chittagong (Wikipedia)
Chittagong Division, States or Territories

chittagong is associated with chittagong-division.

Source Chittagong Division (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Chittagong Division, States or Territories

chittagong is the capital of chittagong-division.

Source Chittagong Division (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Chittagong (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    2022 census 3,230,507
  • Infobox, area
    Area Metropolis 168.07 km2 (64.89 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    22.33500 degrees N 91.83250 degrees E
  • Infobox, elevation
    Elevation 29 m (95 ft)
  • Infobox, established
    1340
  • Lead section
    It is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after the capital, Dhaka, and the largest city in the Greater Chittagong region, with a land area of 157 square kilometers. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal.
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2. GeoNames: Chattogram - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1205733
    22.3384 91.83168 P PPLA BD 84 2015 201541 20154122 3920222 15 Asia/Dhaka
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 15 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 22.25, 91.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 22.25, 91.75
22.25 91.75 Am
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Chittagong Division (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Quote, Infobox, capital
Chittagong
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Wikidata: Chittagong
  • Wikidata Q376749, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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