Cantonment Thana

Cantonment ক্যান্টনমেন্ট
Thana
Cantonment Location in Dhaka
Coordinates: 23°49.3′N 90°24.5′E / 23.8217°N 90.4083°E / 23.8217; 90.4083Coordinates: 23°49.3′N 90°24.5′E / 23.8217°N 90.4083°E / 23.8217; 90.4083
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Area
• Total	14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	117,464
• Density	3,923/km2 (10,160/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/dhaka/CantonmentT.gif

Cantonmen Thanat (Bengali: ক্যান্টনমেন্ট) is a Thana of Dhaka district in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It includes the Army Headquarters,Naval Headquarters and the Air Force Headquarters. Cantonment Thana was formed in 1976.

Cantonment is located at 23°49′20″N 90°24′30″E / 23.8222°N 90.4083°E / 23.8222; 90.4083. It has 36540 units of household and total area 14.47 km².

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Cantonment had a population of 117,464, of whom 109,817 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 55.53% of the population, and females 44.47%. Cantonment had an average literacy rate of 68% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.

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