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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
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+06:00 2
Connections

Associated With

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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Origin Of

Shahi jilapi

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Source Shahi jilapi (Wikipedia)Lead [origin-region]
Quote, Lead [origin-region]
Old Dhaka of Bangladesh

Site Of

Bangladesh Railway

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Source Wikipedia: Bangladesh Railwaytier 2
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha

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Biman Bangladesh Airlines

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Source Wikidata: Biman Bangladesh Airlinestier 2
Grameen Bank

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Pathao

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United News of Bangladesh

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Source Wikipedia: United News of Bangladeshtier 2
BIMSTEC

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Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Limited

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Source Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Limited: Contact UsContact page, corporate office
Quote, Contact page, corporate office
Corporate Office: D H Tower, Level-15, 6 Panthapath, Dhaka-1215
Ministry of Finance (Bangladesh)

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University of Dhaka

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Source University of Dhaka (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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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High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh

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Source High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (source article)History, East Pakistan period
Quote, History, East Pakistan period
opposite the curzon hall, Dhaka
Supreme Court of Bangladesh

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Source Constitution of Bangladesh (Constitute Project)Article 100, Seat of Supreme Court
Quote, Article 100, Seat of Supreme Court
The permanent seat of the Supreme Court, shall be in the capital, but sessions of the High Court Division may be held at such other place or places as the Chief Justice may, with the approval of the President, from time to time appoint.
BRAC University

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Source BRAC University (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
is a private research university located in Merul Badda, Dhaka, Bangladesh
University of Dhaka

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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)

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BRAC

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Source Research Organization Registry (ROR): Research Organization Registry record for BRAClocations, geonames_details name
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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2. GeoNames: Dhaka - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1185241
    23.7104 90.40744 P PPLC BD 81 3026 302640 30264072 10356500 23 Asia/Dhaka
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 23 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 23.75, 90.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 23.75, 90.25
23.75 90.25 Aw
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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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