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Rajshahi

metropolitan city in Western Bangladesh
City City Q322155

Facts

17 properties

Identity

Instance of
city, divisional district[3]
Inception
1700[8]
Official website
www.erajshahi.gov.bd, rajshahi.gov.bd, erajshahi.portal.gov.bd[9][10][11]
Native label
রাজশাহী[19]
Official name
রাজশাহী[18]

Location

Country
Bangladesh[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 24.367°, 88.600°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Rajshahi District[1]

Population and size

Area
+96680000[21]
Elevation above sea level
+18[20]
Population
450k (448k–775k, n=3)[12][13][14]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 448,087 · 775,495 · 449,756 GeoNames 763,580 edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗

Codes

Local dialing code
0721[7]
Postal code
6000, 6100[5][6]
More facts +4
Capital of
Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi District[16][17]
Described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15]
Name
Rajshahi[22]
Twinned administrative body
Kristiansand Municipality[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rajshahi en Rājśāhī ar راجشاهي cs Radžšáhi cs Rádžšahi cs Rádžšáhí cs Rádžašáhí de Rampur Boalia el Ραζσάχι fa راج‌شاهی fr Rajshahi fr Râjshâhî he ראג'שאהי hi राजशाही जिला it Rájsháhí ja ラジシャヒ ko 라지샤히 pl Radźszahi pl Rajshahi pt Rajexai
🔖 Identifiers · 29
VIAF cluster ID
155949213
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81071714
GND ID
4521213-2
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Aerial view of rajshahi.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
d3eb501d-2388-4107-849f-a615d73fa0ae
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12022936
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
VDriz
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
583224
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Rajshahi
FAST ID
1213997
FactGrid item ID
Marc Arnold
Freebase ID
/m/04v076
Show all 29 identifiers +17
GNS Unique Feature ID
-2737934
GeoNames ID
1185128
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Rajshahi
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3488805
Grove Art Online ID
T070633
J9U entity ID
987007566714105171
Lex ID
Rajshahi
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3965671
OpenStreetMap node ID
372612223
Quora topic ID
Rajshahi-Bangladesh, Rajshahi
SNARC ID
Central Java
Topic's main category
Category:Rajshahi
UN/LOCODE
BDRJH
WOEID
1915203
Who's on First ID
421168821
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjxvpQphfxWbXcBDpmDbd
Yale LUX ID
place/cbc1e3d1-664d-4987-b8d3-eda1e091187a

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🔗 Connections
People born here 30
Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Selina Hossain, Mahiya Mahi, Andrew Kishore, Junaid Siddique, Sabbir Rahman, Sharfuddoula +22 more
Contained subdivisions 7
University of Rajshahi, Kismat Maria Mosque, Ranhat, Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium, Varendra Research Museum, Bangladesh Sericulture Research and Training Institute, PMG Bhaban
People who died here 6
Andrew Kishore, Sabbir Rahman, Hazrat Shah Makhdum, Bazlur Rahman Badal, Maulana Abdul Qadir, Raudha Athif
← Headquarters location 3
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rajshahi, Bangladesh Sericulture Research and Training Institute, Institute of Bangladesh Studies
Capital of 2
Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi District
Located in this place 2
Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium, Varendra Research Museum
← Capital 2
Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi District
Country 1
Bangladesh
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
FactGrid item ID 1
Marc Arnold
Instance of 1
city
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Rajshahi District
Located in time zone 1
UTC+06:00
SNARC ID 1
Central Java
Topic's main category 1
Category:Rajshahi
Twinned administrative body 1
Kristiansand Municipality
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Rajshahi
← Operating area 1
Rajshahi WASA
← Place served by transport hub 1
Shah Makhdum Airport
← Twinned administrative body 1
Kristiansand Municipality
← Via 1
Grand Trunk Road
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Related Entities

Bangladesh city Institute of Bangladesh Studies PMG Bhaban

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . kristiansand.kommune.no. kristiansand.kommune.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . citypopulation.info. citypopulation.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Mdelt · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added [es] description: ciudad de Bangladés"
  2. 12w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #48043: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name → —
    Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID → Rajshahi
    Official name → রাজশাহী
    Official website → http://www.erajshahi.gov.bd, https://rajshahi.gov.bd/, https://erajshahi.portal.gov.bd/
    + 47 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
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