Chattogram - ClearSpot score: 100%
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About this place: Chattogram
Chittagong ( CHIT-ə-gong), officially Chattogram (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম, romanized: Côṭṭôgrām, IPA: , traditionally Bengali: চাটগাঁও, romanized: Cāṭgão; Chittagonian: চিটাং/সিটাং, romanized: Sitang), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh and the largest city in the Greater Chittagong region. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of an eponymous division and district. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. In 2022, the Chittagong District had a population of approximately 9.2 million according to a census conducted by the government of Bangladesh. In 2022, the city area had a population of more than 5.6 million. The city is an important export hub, with goods such as tea, jute, and petroleum products being shipped through its port. The city is home to many large local businesses and plays an important role in the Bangladeshi economy. One of the world's oldest ports with a functional natural harbor for centuries, Chittagong appeared on ancient Greek and Roman maps, including on Ptolemy's world map. It was located on the southern branch of the Silk Road. In the 9th century, merchants from the Abbasid Caliphate established a trading post in Chittagong. The port fell to the Muslim conquest of Bengal during the 14th century. It was the site of a royal mint under the Delhi Sultanate, Bengal Sultanate and Mughal Empire. Between the 15th and 17th centuries, Chittagong was also a centre of administrative, literary, commercial and maritime activities in Arakan, a narrow strip of land along the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal which was under strong Bengali influence for 350 years. During the 16th century, the port became a Portuguese trading post and João de Barros described it as "the most famous and wealthy city of the Kingdom of Bengal". The Mughal Empire expelled the Portuguese and Arakanese in 1666. The Nawab of Bengal ceded the port to the British East India Company in 1793. The Port of Chittagong was re-organized in 1887 and its busiest shipping links were with British Burma. In 1928, Chittagong was declared a "Major Port" of British India. During World War II, Chittagong was a base for Allied Forces engaged in the Burma Campaign. The port city began to expand and industrialize during...
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Key facts: Chattogram
- ClearSpot score: 100% (all clear)
- Country: Bangladesh
- Population: 3,920,222
- Main environmental signal: mixed signals
- Wind turbines nearby: None documented within default radius
- Data last updated:
ClearSpot score
100%
ClearSpot's environmental model finds Chattogram in a favourable position: most tracked indicators register negligible pressure at standard sensitivity settings.
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Environmental indicators
| Module | Score | What this means |
|---|---|---|
| Wind turbines | 0% | Wind turbine data shows no documented installations within the default 1.5 km sensitivity radius for this location. |
| Pollen | 0% | No significant pollen pressure detected within default ClearSpot thresholds for the current reference period. |
| Air quality | 0% | No air quality pressure detected within default ClearSpot thresholds for this location. |
| Noise | 0% | No major strategic noise sources are documented within default ClearSpot sensitivity thresholds for this location. |
| Light pollution | 0% | Light pollution data shows no significant radiance pressure within default ClearSpot thresholds for this location. |
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FAQ - Chattogram
Is this place healthy to live?
The overall ClearSpot score for Chattogram is 100% (computed on 2026-04-27 23:38:21). No significant environmental pressure detected. This represents a city-centre average; pollution, noise, and other factors can vary significantly across different parts of the city.
What is air quality like here?
Chattogram scores 0% on ClearSpot's air quality module. This is derived from monthly averages of PM2.5, PM10, NO2, ozone, and carbon monoxide from open government monitoring data. No documented exceedance of WHO 2021 guidelines was detected in the reference period.
Are there wind turbines nearby?
ClearSpot's wind turbine database documents no wind turbines near Chattogram. The wind turbine pressure score is 0% at default 1.5 km sensitivity settings. Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, the French OREOL registry, and EMODnet offshore records.
How noisy is it?
ClearSpot's noise module rates Chattogram at 0% burden. This is based on European strategic noise maps (EEA, END Directive 2002/49/EC) and modelled road noise from OpenStreetMap infrastructure. No major strategic noise sources are mapped within the default sensitivity radius.
Chattogram - Bangladesh
Chattogram is the 1st-ranked city in Bangladesh on ClearSpot's environmental index, out of 157 scored locations. It currently leads the national ranking.
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