Chattogram

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Chattogram

Total population

2,592,439

Air quality index

54Moderate

Elevation19 m

WeatherAvg high 85.4°F

Coordinates22.33°, 91.83°

Demographic figures from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of an eponymous division and district. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. In 2022, the Chittagong District had a population of approximately 9.2 million according to a census conducted by the government of Bangladesh. In 2022, the city area had a population of more than 5.6 million. The city is an important export hub, with goods such as tea, jute, and petroleum products being shipped through its port. The city is home to many large local businesses and plays an important role in the Bangladeshi economy.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Chinmoy Kumar Ghose

Indian writer and spiritual teacher (1931–2007)

Benimadhab Barua

Bengali Writer, Indologist, and pundit of Pali and Buddhism (1888-1948)

Abul Kashem Khan

Bangladeshi industrialist, politician (1905–1991)

Abul Kashem

Bangladeshi politician and writer (1920-1991)

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Ayub Quadri

Bangladeshi civil servant

Gowher Rizvi

political scientist

Moeen U Ahmed

Bangladesh's 12th Chief of Army staff

Promode Ranjan Chaudhury

Indian revolutionary

Subodh Roy

Indian revolutionary and politician (1916–2006)

Binod Bihari Chowdhury

veteran member of the civil society of Bangladesh (1911–2013)

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Pulin De

Bangladeshi politician

R

Rama Chowdhury

Bangladeshi war heroine and writer

Harishankar Jaladas

Bangladeshi novelist

Ardhendu Dastidar

Bangladeshi revolutionary

Jiban Ghoshal

Indian freedom fighter

Ramakrishna Biswas

Bengali revolutionary

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Chattogram

• Boalkhali
  5.5 mi away
• Jiri
  5.5 mi away
• Anwara
  8.7 mi away
• Asia
  8.9 mi away
• Patiya
  9.5 mi away
• Battoli
  10.1 mi away
• Hathazari
  12 mi away
• Raypur
  12.4 mi away
• Joara
  13.7 mi away
• Pukuria
  14.4 mi away
• Barama
  14.6 mi away
• Podua
  17.7 mi away

Browse all places in Chattogram →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Lemon Pansy

Junonia lemonias

Seen 2026-05-15

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Seen 2026-05-15

peacock flower

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Seen 2026-05-15

Monocled Cobra

Naja kaouthia

Seen 2026-05-08

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-04-13

Lesser Banded Hornet

Vespa affinis

Seen 2026-04-11

Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

Treron phoenicopterus

Seen 2026-04-08

Irrawaddy Squirrel

Callosciurus pygerythrus

Seen 2026-04-04

White-breasted Waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicurus

Seen 2026-04-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).