PALTAN

Dhaka Division · BANGLADESH (BD) · 23.74°N / 90.41°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 9,827,976

Paltan is a city in Bangladesh with a population of 184,492. It sits at 23.74/90.41, runs on Asia/Dhaka, is 1 km from Motijheel.

Population 184,492

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Dhaka

All facts

fields

Country: Bangladesh
Subdivision: Dhaka Division
Coords: 23.74°N / 90.41°E
UTC offset: +6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Motijheel Dhaka Division 202,308 1.1 km

W Ramna Maidan Dhaka Division 143,677 1.5 km

S Dhaka Dhaka Division 10,356,500 2.9 km

W Dhanmondi Dhaka Division 54,210 3.0 km

W Azimpur Dhaka Division 96,641 3.0 km

E Green Model Town Dhaka Division 10,337 3.9 km

SW Dukuria Dhaka Division 37,894 5.0 km

SE Mātuail Dhaka Division 34,310 5.4 km

SW Nawāb Char Dhaka Division 11,609 5.4 km

NW Kafrul Dhaka Division 339,734 7.1 km

Air access

nearby

VGTJ

Tejgaon Airport

Small airport

5.7 km

DAC

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Large airport

12.0 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Paltan?: 184,492 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Paltan in?: Asia/Dhaka.
Which country is Paltan in?: Bangladesh (BD).
Which airport serves Paltan?: Tejgaon Airport (VGTJ).
How far is Paltan from Dhaka?: About 3 km.
Does Paltan have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Bangladesh?: Taka.
How many cities are in Bangladesh?: 161 on record.
Which admin region is Paltan in?: Dhaka Division.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/9827976

{
  "data": {
    "id": 9827976,
    "name": "Paltan",
    "ascii_name": "Paltan",
    "country_code": "BD",
    "population": 184492,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Dhaka",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 23.73625,
    "longitude": 90.41426
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1 km from Motijheel.
Same timezone (Asia/Dhaka) as 160 other cities in Bangladesh.