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URBAN ENVIRONMENT

COUNTRY CITY Urban Population (thousands) Average house hold Income $ House price to income ratio Work trips by public transportation % Travels time to work  (minutes)

House holds with access to services

Wastewater treated %
              Portable water % Sewage connection % Electricity Telephone  
    1998 1998 (a) 1998 (a) 1998 (a) 1998 (a) 1998 (a) 1998 (a) 1998 (a) 1998 (a) 1998 (a)
BANGLADESH Chittagong 2301 1875 8.1 27 45 44 - 95 0 0
Dhaka 10,000 1920 16.7 9 45 60 22 90 7 -
Sylhet 242 1584 6 10 50 29 0 93 40 0
Tangail 152 1500 13.9 - 30 12 0 90 12 0

Note a=Data are preliminary
Source :
World Development Indicators : 2001,
The World Bank, Washington, 2001.

 
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