Dhaka
6,611 km²
Maharajganj region
1,120 km²
City Map Compare/Dhaka vs Maharajganj regionvs
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Dhaka covers 6,611 km² of contiguous built-up land, 5.9× the built-up area of Maharajganj region (1,120 km²).
| Dhaka | Maharajganj region | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Dhaka | Maharajganj region |
| Population (2025) | 37.3 million | 2.84 million |
| Built-up area | 6,611 km² | 1,120 km² |
| Density | 5,643 /km² | 2,537 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.
“Region” marks urban areas that join many towns and dense rural settlement into one built-up area; they are named after their main town.