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City profile · Bangladesh · Asia

Comilla

Chittagong · Bangladesh
City population
634,654
#7
in Bangladesh
#2
in Chittagong
#879
worldwide
DhakaComilla
23.462, 91.185 · 84 km from Dhaka
City population
634,654
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Bangladesh
#7
of 133 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#879
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Bangladesh
0.4%
of the national population

About Comilla

Located 84 km from Dhaka, the national capital, this city holds a population of 634,654. It ranks seventh among Bangladesh's largest cities and second in its Chittagong region, accounting for 0.4% of the country's population. Several towns cluster within its vicinity: Lākshām (82,290 people, 25 km away) is the largest of the immediate neighbours, followed by Udaipur (32,758, 31 km) and three smaller settlements within 36 km.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Bangladesh
#7of 133
LargestSmallest
Position in Chittagong
#2of 29
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Bangladesh
Region
Chittagong
Rank in region
#2of 29
Distance to capital
84 km
to Dhaka
Elevation
17 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Dhaka
Coordinates
23.462, 91.185
Record updated
2026-07-09
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 133 in Bangladesh

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

25KMBarjala18K people · India25KMLākshām82K people26KMBisālgarh21K people · India31KMUdaipur33K people · India36KMBelonia20K people · India

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Comilla635K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Comilla compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Comilla635K

Comilla Population FAQ

What is the population of Comilla?

Comilla has a city population of 634,654. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Comilla?

Comilla is in Chittagong, Bangladesh, 84 km from the capital, Dhaka. Its coordinates are 23.462, 91.185.

How big is Comilla compared with other cities in Bangladesh?

It is the 7th largest of the 133 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bangladesh, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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