🇧🇩 Cities in Bangladesh — API & JSON data

1,287 cities. 8 regions. 9 languages. That's the current coverage for Bangladesh in the Geomelon API, led by Dhaka at 16,800,000 people.

Data updated: 2026-07-14

Live demo

Type to search Bangladesh cities…

Top 10 cities by population

CityRegionPopulation
DhakaDhaka Division16,800,000
ChittagongChattogram Division2,581,643
KhulnaKhulna Division928,891
BoguraRajshahi Division540,000
SylhetSylhet Division479,837
TongiDhaka Division476,350
RajshahiRajshahi Division448,087
BarishalBarisal Division328,278
CumillaChattogram Division296,010
RangpurRangpur Division294,265

Sample API response

GET /cities/search?countryCode=bd&sort=population_desc&limit=3

[
  {
    "id": "d5893dce-d90f-42e0-a83f-b164dbeda652",
    "name": "Dhaka",
    "population": 16800000,
    "countryName": "Bangladesh",
    "countryCode": "BD",
    "countryEmoji": "🇧🇩",
    "regionName": "Dhaka Division"
  },
  {
    "id": "ec6fda39-97ae-4f2d-b11e-7bc14adb4953",
    "name": "Chittagong",
    "population": 2581643,
    "countryName": "Bangladesh",
    "countryCode": "BD",
    "countryEmoji": "🇧🇩",
    "regionName": "Chattogram Division"
  },
  {
    "id": "4d1b784c-e033-487a-8c28-5b00e2fc790c",
    "name": "Khulna",
    "population": 928891,
    "countryName": "Bangladesh",
    "countryCode": "BD",
    "countryEmoji": "🇧🇩",
    "regionName": "Khulna Division"
  }
]

Try it

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://geomelon.p.rapidapi.com/cities/search?countryCode=bd&sort=population_desc&limit=10' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-host: geomelon.p.rapidapi.com' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY'

Multilingual city names

City names in Bangladesh are available in 9 languages.

Free dataset

Prefer a static file? Download 62 Bangladesh cities as JSON (9 KB, no API key) from the Bangladesh cities dataset page.

FAQ

How many cities in Bangladesh does the API return?

Geomelon currently has 1,287 cities in Bangladesh across 8 regions. Results are paginated, up to 100 per request.

Is there a free tier?

Yes. RapidAPI's free tier covers a fixed number of requests per month with no credit card required. There is also a free, no-key city-autocomplete endpoint (the demo above) for prefix search.

Can I get Bangladesh city names in other languages?

Yes — city names in Bangladesh are available in 9 languages. Pass the languages you want via the preferredLanguages parameter, most-preferred first.

Do I need an API key?

The main search and lookup endpoints require a free RapidAPI key. The prefix-search autocomplete endpoint used in the demo above is public and does not require a key.

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