City profile · Bangladesh · Asia
Sylhet
City population
237,000
#24
in Bangladesh
#1
in Sylhet Division
#2,433
worldwide
24.899, 91.872 · 199 km from Dhaka
About Sylhet
Sylhet is a city in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh with a population of 237,000. It is the 24th largest of the 133 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bangladesh, and the 2,433rd largest worldwide. It lies 199 km from Dhaka.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 7
Elevation
26 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Dhaka
Coordinates
24.899, 91.872
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 BangladeshClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.