Khulna Division

Khulna Division
খুলনা বিভাগ
Division of Bangladesh

Location of Khulna

Districts of Khulna Division
Coordinates: 22°55′N 89°15′E / 22.917°N 89.250°E / 22.917; 89.250Coordinates: 22°55′N 89°15′E / 22.917°N 89.250°E / 22.917; 89.250
Country  Bangladesh
Established 1960
Capital Khulna
Area
 • Total 22,284.22 km2 (8,603.99 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 15,687,759
 • Density 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (IST)
ISO 3166 code BD-D
Notable sport teams Khulna Titans, Khulna Division
Website khulna.gov.bd

Khulna Division (Bengali: খুলনা বিভাগ) is one of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 22,285 km2 and a population of 15,563,000 at the 2011 Census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters is Khulna city in Khulna District.

Geography

The Khulna division borders the North 24 Parganas district and South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal to the west, the Rajshahi Division to the north, the Bangladesh to the east, and has a coastline on the Bay of Bengal to the south. It is part of the Ganges River delta or Greater Bengal Delta. Other rivers include the Madhumati River, the Bhairab River and the Kopotokkho River. The region also includes several islands in the Bay of Bengal.

Administrative districts

The division was formed in 1960.[1] Khulna Division consists of the following ten districts (zilas), subdivided into 59 sub-districts (upazilas):[2]

DistrictAdministrative
centre		Area in
km2.		Population
1991 Census		Population
2001 Census		Population
2011 Census
Bagerhat DistrictBagerhat3,959.111,431,3221,549,0311,476,090
Chuadanga DistrictChuadanga1,174.10807,1641,007,1301,129015
Jessore DistrictJessore2,606.942,106,9962,471,5542,764,547
Jhenaidah DistrictJhenaidah1,964.771,361,2801,579,4901,771,304
Khulna DistrictKhulna4,394.452,010,6432,378,9712,318,527
Kushtia DistrictKushtia1,608.801,502,1261,740,1551,946,838
Magura DistrictMagura1,039.10724,027824,311918,419
Meherpur DistrictMeherpur751.62491,917591,430655,392
Narail DistrictNarail967.99655,720698,447721,668
Satkhira DistrictSatkhira3,817.291,597,1781,864,7041,985,959
Total1022,284.2212,688,383214,705,22315,687,759

Economy.

Parts of the largest mangrove forest in the world — the Sundarban — is spread over the three most southerly districts of Satkhira, Khulna and Bagherhat.

Education

The division contains educational institutions including:

Universities
Colleges

Keshobpur College, Keshobpur, Jessore Chuknagor College, Dumuria, Khulna

  • Pioneer Govt Mohila College.
Schools
  • Khulna Zilla School;
  • Khulna Collegiate School;
  • Coronation Govt. Girls School;
  • Government Daulatpur Muhsin High School;
  • Dighalia M.A. Majid Secondary School, Dighalia, Khulna;
  • Fatima Girls High School;
  • Jessore Cantonment Public School;
  • Keshobpur Pilot School & College
  • Mangolkot M.L High School, Keshobpur, Jessore
  • Adarsho Girls' School, Keshobpur, Jessore
  • Rotary School, Khalishpur, Khulna;
  • S.B.S.N, Damoder;
  • M.M. High School;
  • Khulna Lions Schools;
  • St. Joseph's High School;
  • St. Xavier's High School;
  • Rev. Paul High School;
  • Rosedale International School;
  • Kumira High School;
  • Udayan Khulna Zilla Police School;
  • Khulna Engineering University School.
Other Educational Institutes

Khulna has six integrated general and vocational (IGV) schools and one technical school of UCEP (Underprivileged Children's Educational Programs), which is a non-profitable organization.

  • UCEP-K C C School, Rupsha;
  • UCEP-Sonadanga School, Sonadanga;
  • UCEP-M A Majid School, Fulbarigate;
  • UCEP-Khalishpur School, Khalishpur;
  • UCEP-Zohra Samad School, Tootpara;
  • UCEP-Wazed Ali School, Banorgati.

The technical school is Khulna Mohsin Technical School, which is situated at 7, Junction Road, Baikali, Khulna.

Kushtia Zilla School, Kushtia is one of the best schools in Khulna division. In higher secondary level Kushtia Govt. College, Kushtia is playing the same role as KZS, and thus in Khulna division education level increasing day by day.

Newspapers and magazines

Daily and weekly newspapers are published from Khulna, including:

Daily Gramer Kagoj Daily Spondon Daily Lokshomaj

Religion

Islam is in majority and about 88% of total population follow Islam according to 2011. Hinduism is second largest religion in Khulna and about 11% of total population are Hindu,1% follow other religion.

Language

Bengali and English is the widely spoken languange in Khulna division like its counterparts.There are also some Biharis who speaks especially concentrated in the Kushtia disctrict.

Notable persons

References

  1. ↑ Sajahan Miah (2012). "Khulna Division". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  2. ↑ Census figures for 1991, 2001 and 2011 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2011 Census figures are based on preliminary results.
  3. ↑ Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  5. ↑ "Home - Mangrove Institute of Science and Technology". Mangrove Institute of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "kpcbd.org". www.kpcbd.org. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ↑ http://www.khulnanews.com Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ http://www.khulnainfo.com Archived 2003-12-25 at the Wayback Machine.
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