Map of Barishal, Bangladesh

Barishal is the administrative centre of Barisal Division, Bangladesh, with a population of about 202,242. It lies at 22.7050°N, 90.3701°E. Barishal is about 112 km (70 mi) south of Dhaka, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nālchiti, 13 km to the southwest.

Barishal at a glance

Where is Barishal?

• The 20th largest city in Bangladesh by recorded population.
• The largest city in Barisal Division on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 44 min on the shortest day to 13 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Barishal

• Nālchiti — 13 km southwest
• Mehendiganj — 21 km northeast
• Bhola — 28 km east
• Gaurnadi — 33 km northwest
• Pirojpur — 43 km west
• Burhānuddin — 43 km southeast
• Tungipāra — 53 km northwest
• Lakshmīpur — 54 km northeast
• Madaripur — 54 km north
• Rāipur — 55 km northeast

Largest cities in Barisal Division

• Bhola — 99,079
• Pirojpur — 54,418
• Burhānuddin — 45,670
• Lālmohan — 42,220
• Gaurnadi — 40,519
• Mehendiganj — 39,424
• Nālchiti — 38,703

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.