Highest Major Cities in Bangladesh

Cities in Bangladesh with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇧🇩 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Panchagarh48,531 people · Rangpur Division

79 m

Thākurgaon71,096 people · Rangpur Division

57 m

Pīrgaaj34,606 people · Rangpur Division

49 m

Khagrachhari50,364 people · Chittagong

47 m

Karnaphuli203,697 people · Chittagong

46 m

Rangamati106,069 people · Chittagong

44 m

Saidpur199,422 people · Rangpur Division

43 m

Dinajpur206,234 people · Rangpur Division

42 m

Badarganj32,600 people · Rangpur Division

40 m

Mohammadpur527,571 people · Rajshahi Division

40 m

Parbatipur48,020 people · Rangpur Division

39 m

Lalmonirhat65,127 people · Rangpur Division

38 m

Rangpur1,031,388 people · Rangpur Division

36 m

Manikchari24,813 people · Chittagong

33 m

Nageswari49,425 people · Rangpur Division

33 m

Shibganj35,961 people · Rajshahi Division

30 m

Paotana Hat45,911 people · Rangpur Division

29 m

Nawābganj142,361 people · Rajshahi Division

28 m

Chilmāri49,736 people · Rangpur Division

27 m

Bogra210,000 people · Rajshahi Division

26 m

Shibganj (Rajshahi Division)378,701 people · Rajshahi Division

26 m

Sylhet237,000 people · Sylhet Division

26 m

Sakhipur40,869 people · Dhaka Division

25 m

Sherpur107,419 people · Mymensingh Division

25 m

Bāndarban54,450 people · Chittagong

24 m

Joypur Hāt73,068 people · Rajshahi Division

24 m

Mirpur Model Thana546,503 people · Dhaka Division

24 m

Dhaka10,356,500 people · Dhaka Division

23 m

Jamālpur167,900 people · Mymensingh Division

23 m

Rajshahi763,580 people · Rajshahi Division

23 m

Muktāgācha24,684 people · Mymensingh Division

22 m

Natore369,138 people · Rajshahi Division

22 m

Sarishābāri81,325 people · Mymensingh Division

22 m

Pār Naogaon192,464 people · Rajshahi Division

20 m

Puthia159,406 people · Rajshahi Division

20 m

Bherāmāra38,159 people · Khulna Division

19 m

Ishwardi81,995 people · Rajshahi Division

19 m

Maulavi Bāzār57,441 people · Sylhet Division

19 m

Mymensingh225,126 people · Mymensingh Division

19 m

Nagar Naluākot273,000 people · Dhaka Division

19 m

Pābna186,781 people · Rajshahi Division

19 m

Sirajganj127,481 people · Rajshahi Division

19 m

Srimangal23,332 people · Sylhet Division

19 m

Paltan184,492 people · Dhaka Division

18 m

Ashuganj City210,356 people · Chittagong

17 m

Chhātak39,218 people · Sylhet Division

17 m

Comilla634,654 people · Chittagong

17 m

Kushtia135,724 people · Khulna Division

17 m

Tangail180,144 people · Dhaka Division

17 m

Shāhzādpur102,420 people · Rajshahi Division

16 m

Highlights

Within Bangladesh, Panchagarh ranks first in 2026 with 79 m, followed by Thākurgaon (57 m) and Pīrgaaj (49 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 79 m (Panchagarh) to 16 m (Shāhzādpur), with a median of 24 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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