Hāthazāri

City in Bangladesh: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Overview

Hāthazāri is a city in Bangladesh, in Chittagong. About 498,179 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Bangladesh in our atlas.

It lies at 22.51° N, 91.81° E, about 9 m (30 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Dhaka time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Hāthazāri. Green dots: other major cities of Bangladesh. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Hāthazāri has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (55°F). Around 3,062 mm (121 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.

24°13°Jan928°16°Feb1931°21°Mar4132°24°Apr12632°26°May30530°26°Jun55130°26°Jul78230°26°Aug53130°26°Sep39530°24°Oct23328°20°Nov5624°15°Dec14mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in BangladeshNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • জয় বাংলা ভাস্কর্য, চবি।: Ziaul Huque, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)