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Pokkhali

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Air quality index

45Good
Coordinates21.57°, 92.01°

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

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City facts

Overview

Found in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Pokkhali is classified as a village in public datasets. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of 21.569°, 92.010° situate Pokkhali in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,758 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
21.5687
Longitude
92.0100
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
45
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
80
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
7,678
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Little Cormorant
    Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    190
  • Brown-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Jerdon, 1840) · Aves
    188
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    185
  • Indian Pond-Heron
    Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
    170
  • Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    168
  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    167
  • Eurasian Curlew
    Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    164
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    161

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
13
Largest magnitude
5.5
Largest event
2007-11-07

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Fazlul Karim
Fazlul Karim
Bangladeshi politician
Mohammad Nurul Huda
Mohammad Nurul Huda
Bangladeshi poet and novelist
Mominul Haque
Mominul Haque
Bangladeshi cricketer
Waleed Ehsanul Karim
Waleed Ehsanul Karim
Pakistani recipient of the Sword of Honor
N
Nasir Uddin
Bangladeshi anthropologist
M
Mohammad Mafzalur Rahman
Bangladeshi Army officer (1920-1994)
T
Tawhidul Alam Sabuz
association football player
Salimullah Khan
Salimullah Khan
Bangladeshi writer, thinker, and public intellectual
S
Sultan Zauq Nadvi
Bangladeshi Islamic scholar
S
Shailabala Ghoshjaya
Bengali writer
Rashiduddin Ahmad
Rashiduddin Ahmad
Bangladeshi neurosurgeon (1936 – 2016)
S
Sushanto Tripura
association football player
S
Shahin Akhtar
Bangladeshi politician
Shireen Akhter
Shireen Akhter
1st women Vice Chancellor of University of Chittagong
Mohammad Ibrahim
Mohammad Ibrahim
Bangladeshi footballer
H
Hasan Murad
Bangladeshi cricketer

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

Nearby places in Chattogram

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.82
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,758

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Pokkhali, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

MG 7340 Horse and The sea 2 — Pokkhali, Bangladesh1.1 miMG 7346 ‍SEA — Pokkhali, Bangladesh1.1 miThe girl is taking selfie — Pokkhali, Bangladesh1.1 miISS066-E-150591 - View of Earth — Pokkhali, Bangladesh2.3 miISS066-E-150592 - View of Earth — Pokkhali, Bangladesh2.3 miISS066-E-150593 - View of Earth — Pokkhali, Bangladesh2.3 miCulvert Construction — Pokkhali, Bangladesh2.8 miAdinath Temple in Moheshkhali — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miAdinath Temple premises — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miAdinath Temple premises 2 — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miNew Jetty road of Moheshkhali island (Moheshkhali Terminal) - 01 — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miNew Jetty road of Moheshkhali island (Moheshkhali Terminal) - 02 — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miAdi Nath temple gate, Moheshkhali — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miAdi Nath temple gate, Moheshkhali02 — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miAdi Nath temple gate, Moheshkhali01 — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miAdi Nath temple worship flower, Moheshkhali — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miAdi Nath temple, Moheshkhali — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miAdi Nath temple 2nd gate, Moheshkhali — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miAdi Nath temple tree, Moheshkhali — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miAdi Nath temple history, Moheshkhali — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miAdi Nath temple monument, Moheshkhali — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.6 miAdinath Temple located at Maheshkhali — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.7 miআদিনাথ মন্দির ৪ — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.7 miআদিনাথ মন্দির ১০ — Pokkhali, Bangladesh3.7 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org