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City profile · Bangladesh · Asia

Rangpur

Rangpur Division · Bangladesh
City population
1,031,388
#5
in Bangladesh
#1
in Rangpur Division
#526
worldwide
DhakaRangpur
25.747, 89.252 · 255 km from Dhaka
City population
1,031,388
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Bangladesh
#5
of 133 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#526
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Bangladesh
0.6%
of the national population

About Rangpur

Bangladesh's fifth-largest city, Rangpur holds 1,031,388 people and accounts for 0.6% of the national population. Located 255 km from Dhaka, it serves as the largest city within Rangpur Division. Saidpur, with 199,422 people, lies 36 km away; three other cities of 32,600 to 65,127 sit within 33 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
#5of 133
LargestSmallest
Position in Rangpur Division
#1of 12
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Bangladesh
Region
Rangpur Division
Rank in region
#1of 12
Distance to capital
255 km
to Dhaka
Elevation
36 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Dhaka
Coordinates
25.747, 89.252
Record updated
2026-04-13
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.

21KMBadarganj33K people27KMPaotana Hat46K people27KMLalmonirhat65K people33KMParbatipur48K people36KMSaidpur199K people

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. Rangpur1.03M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Rangpur 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
Rangpur1.03M

Rangpur Population FAQ

What is the population of Rangpur?

Rangpur has a city population of 1,031,388. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Rangpur?

Rangpur is in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh, 255 km from the capital, Dhaka. Its coordinates are 25.747, 89.252.

How big is Rangpur compared with other cities in Bangladesh?

It is the 5th largest of the 133 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bangladesh, holding 0.6% of the national population.

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