Dhaka

Summary

Dhaka is a megacity^[1]. Dhaka draws 14,167 Wikipedia views per month (megacity category, ranking #4 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dhaka is located in Dhaka Division^[3].
• Dhaka is in the country of Bangladesh^[4].
• Dhaka's head of government is recorded as Atiqul Islam^[5].
• Dhaka is on the continent of Asia^[6].
• Dhaka's instance of is recorded as megacity^[7].
• Dhaka's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Dhaka's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[9].
• Dhaka's instance of is recorded as financial center^[10].
• Dhaka's instance of is recorded as largest city^[11].
• Dhaka's official language is recorded as Bangla^[12].
• Dhaka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kolkata^[13].
• Dhaka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guangzhou^[14].
• Dhaka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karachi^[15].
• Dhaka's postal code is recorded as 1000^[16].
• Dhaka's postal code is recorded as 1100^[17].
• Dhaka's postal code is recorded as 1200–1299^[18].
• Dhaka's postal code is recorded as 1300–1399^[19].
• Dhaka's Commons category is recorded as Dhaka^[20].
• Dhaka's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:00^[21].
• Dhaka's local dialing code is recorded as 02^[22].
• Dhaka's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.72888888888889, 'lon': 90.39444444444445}^[23].
• Dhaka's official website is recorded as https://dncc.gov.bd/^[24].
• Dhaka's official website is recorded as https://dscc.gov.bd/^[25].
• Dhaka's official website is recorded as https://dhaka.gov.bd/^[26].
• Dhaka's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dhaka^[27].

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Dhaka include Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Bangladesh^[30] and University of Dhaka^[31], a public university^[32], in Bangladesh^[33], founded in 1921^[34].

Why It Matters

Dhaka draws 14,167 Wikipedia views per month (megacity category, ranking #4 of 4).^[2] Dhaka has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Dhaka is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Dhaka include Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Bangladesh^[30] and University of Dhaka^[31], a public university^[32], in Bangladesh^[33], founded in 1921^[34].