Map of Sylhet, Bangladesh

Sylhet is the administrative centre of Sylhet Division, Bangladesh, with a population of about 237,000. It lies at 24.8990°N, 91.8720°E. Sylhet is about 199 km (123 mi) northeast of Dhaka, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chhātak, 26 km to the northwest.

Sylhet at a glance

Where is Sylhet?

• The 15th largest city in Bangladesh by recorded population.
• The largest city in Sylhet Division on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 35 min on the shortest day to 13 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sylhet

• Chhātak — 26 km northwest
• Maulavi Bāzār — 47 km south
• Karīmganj — 49 km east, India
• Dharmanagar — 66 km southeast, India
• Baniachang — 67 km southwest
• Hailākāndi — 74 km east, India
• Habiganj — 74 km southwest
• Shillong — 74 km north, India
• Silchar — 94 km east, India
• Netrakona — 115 km west

Largest cities in Sylhet Division

• Habiganj — 88,760
• Maulavi Bāzār — 57,441
• Chhātak — 39,218
• Baniachang — 37,807

Largest cities in Bangladesh

• Dhaka — 10,356,500
• Chittagong — 3,920,222
• Khulna — 1,500,689
• Rangpur — 1,031,388
• Rājshāhi — 763,580
• Comilla — 634,654
• Shibganj — 378,701
• Natore — 369,138
• Tungi — 337,579
• Narsingdi — 281,080

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.