Baleshwari River

Baleshwari River
Baleshwar River
Country Bangladesh
Region বরিশাল বিভাগ
Districts পিরোজপুর জেলা বরগুনা জেলা, বাগেরহাট জেলা
Source কালীগঙ্গা নদী
Mouth বঙ্গোপসাগর
Length 146 km (91 mi)

The Baleshwari River is located in Bangladesh, forming part of the eastern border of Bagerhat District and the western border of Barguna District.[1] It borders on the east the largest mangrove forest in the world, in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, the Bangladesh part of which is set aside as the Sundarbans Reserve Forest. The Baleshwar River flows south into the Haringhata River, which flows into the Bay of Bengal.

References

  1. ↑ Kamal, HM Khaled (2012). "Bagerhat District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Coordinates: 22°31′25″N 89°55′53″E / 22.5237°N 89.9313°E / 22.5237; 89.9313


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