ZYL
Osmany International Airport
Large airport
0.0 km
SYLHET
Sylhet Division · BANGLADESH (BD) · 24.90°N / 91.87°E
86
ADM1 · ID
GeoNames 1,185,099
Sylhet is a city in Bangladesh with a population of 237,000. It sits at 24.90/91.87, runs on Asia/Dhaka, is 23 km from Jahedpur.
Population
237,000
Place Type
Regional Capital
Elevation
n/a
Timezone
Asia/Dhaka
All facts
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Subdivision
- Sylhet Division
- Coords
- 24.90°N / 91.87°E
- UTC offset
- +6
- DST
- Observed
Proximity
Air access
Universities
Sylhet Agricultural University
sau.ac.bd
Sylhet Engineering College
sec.ac.bd
Sylhet International University
siu.edu.bd
FAQ
- What is the population of Sylhet?
- 237,000 people, per GeoNames.
- Which timezone is Sylhet in?
- Asia/Dhaka.
- Which country is Sylhet in?
- Bangladesh (BD).
- Which airport serves Sylhet?
- Osmany International Airport (ZYL).
- How far is Sylhet from Dhaka?
- About 199 km.
- Does Sylhet have a university?
- Yes. Sylhet Agricultural University and Sylhet Engineering College.
- What currency is used in Bangladesh?
- Taka.
- How many cities are in Bangladesh?
- 161 on record.
- Which admin region is Sylhet in?
- Sylhet Division.
Get this page as JSON
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1185099
{
"data": {
"id": 1185099,
"name": "Sylhet",
"ascii_name": "Sylhet",
"country_code": "BD",
"population": 237000,
"elevation": null,
"timezone_id": "Asia/Dhaka",
"feature_class": "P",
"feature_code": "PPLA",
"latitude": 24.89904,
"longitude": 91.87198
}
}
Context
- 79.0x the population of Jahedpur.
- 23 km from Jahedpur.
- Same timezone (Asia/Dhaka) as 160 other cities in Bangladesh.