Cantonment
ক্যান্টনমেন্ট | |
|---|---|
 Expandable map of vicinity of Cantonment Thana | |
  Cantonment Location in Dhaka | |
| Coordinates: 23°49.3′N 90°24.5′E / 23.8217°N 90.4083°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 135,785 |
| • Density | 9,113/km2 (23,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1206[3] |
| Area code | 02[4] |
| Website | bangladesh |
Cantonment Thana (Bengali: ক্যান্টনমেন্ট) is a Thana of Dhaka district in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It includes the Army Headquarters,[citation needed] Naval Headquarters and the Air Force Headquarters. Cantonment Thana was formed in 1976.[5]
- ^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Ahmed, Syed Shabbir (2012). "Cantonment Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.