Local time
Sun, 8:01 AM GMT+6Asia/DhakaCityCapital
Dhaka
23.73° N, 90.41° E
- Population
- 12,797,394
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 16
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 16 cities of Bangladesh in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Bangladesh, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Dhaka
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Dhaka, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Dhaka have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The origins of the name Dhaka are unclear: it may derive from either the "dhak" tree or Dhakeshwari, a goddess with a shrine in the city.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person