5 Largest Cities:
1. Dhaka
2. Chāţţagām
3. Nārāyanganj
4. Khulnā
5. Gazipur
Largest City Population, Dhaka:
12,071,737
Rank-Size Rule Populations:
2. Chāţţagām-6,035,868
3. Nārāyanganj- 4,023,912
4. Khulnā- 3,017,934
5. Gazipur- 2,414,347
Actual Populations:
2. Chāţţagām-4 184 328
3. Nārāyanganj-1 613 002
4. Khulnā-1 517 396
5. Gazipur-1 319 980
Based upon the populations of the cities, this rule would be proven invalid. The actual populations of the cities are not near the rank-size rule populations . In fact, there is a large gap of at least a million or more between the the actual populations and the rank-size rule populations. Nārāyanganj has a population of 1,613,002 while the rank-size rule population has a lower population of 4,023,912, about a 3 million gap. The difference is a huge gap, and the other cities have a gap as well. Therefore, the rank-size rule would not apply to these cities.
Population: 152,875,000
Population Density: 1,046 per sq. mi.
% Urban Population: 25%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 71%
Average % Change in Urban Population: 3.5%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation:56%
% with Improved Urban Water
Supply; 85%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio ; (elementary): 43
1. Dhaka
2. Chāţţagām
3. Nārāyanganj
4. Khulnā
5. Gazipur
Largest City Population, Dhaka:
12,071,737
Rank-Size Rule Populations:
2. Chāţţagām-6,035,868
3. Nārāyanganj- 4,023,912
4. Khulnā- 3,017,934
5. Gazipur- 2,414,347
Actual Populations:
2. Chāţţagām-4 184 328
3. Nārāyanganj-1 613 002
4. Khulnā-1 517 396
5. Gazipur-1 319 980
Based upon the populations of the cities, this rule would be proven invalid. The actual populations of the cities are not near the rank-size rule populations . In fact, there is a large gap of at least a million or more between the the actual populations and the rank-size rule populations. Nārāyanganj has a population of 1,613,002 while the rank-size rule population has a lower population of 4,023,912, about a 3 million gap. The difference is a huge gap, and the other cities have a gap as well. Therefore, the rank-size rule would not apply to these cities.
Population: 152,875,000
Population Density: 1,046 per sq. mi.
% Urban Population: 25%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 71%
Average % Change in Urban Population: 3.5%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation:56%
% with Improved Urban Water
Supply; 85%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio ; (elementary): 43