Tongi
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টঙ্গী Tongi |
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| Coordinates | 23 ° 53 ' N , 90 ° 24' E | ||
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| Country | Bangladesh | ||
| Dhaka | |||
| District | Dhaka | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BD-13 | ||
| Residents | 476,350 (2011) | ||
Tongi ( Bengali : টঙ্গী , ṭaṅgī ; earlier Anglicising: Tungi ) is an industrial city in Bangladesh north of Dhaka . According to the 2011 census, the city has 476,350 inhabitants. Tongi consists of 9 wards (boroughs).
The city is growing very rapidly so that it will soon be completely merged with the city of Dhaka.
Tongi is best known for hosting the Bishwa Ijtema , a mass religious event that attracts more than a million visitors each year.
Population development
| year | population |
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| 1974 | 67,420 |
| 1981 | 94,580 |
| 1991 | 168,702 |
| 2001 | 283.099 |
| 2011 | 476,350 |