Jhalokati District

Jhalokathi (Bengali: ঝালকাঠি জেলা) is a district in southern Bangladesh.[2] It is located in the Barisal Division and covers an area of 758.06 km2 It is bounded by Barisal district to the north and east, Barguna district and the Bishkhali river in the south, Lohagara Upazila and Pirojpur district to the west. Annual average temperatures: maximum 33.3 °C, minimum 12.1 °C; annual rainfall 2506 mm. Main rivers in this district are Bishkhali, Sugandha, Dhanshiri, Gabkhan, Jangalia and Bamanda, Bajitpur River.

Jhalakathhi

ঝালকাঠি
District
From top: Jhalokati Sadar Road, Kirtipasha Zamindar Bari Ruins and Jhalokathi N S Kamil Madrasah Complex
Location of Jhalokathi in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Jhalokati District
Coordinates: 22.6431°N 90.2000°E / 22.6431; 90.2000
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
Area
 • Total758.06 km2 (292.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total682,669
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
HDI (2018)0.672[1]
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Websitewww.jhalakathi.gov.bd

Subdivisions

The district is administratively subdivided into 4 upazilas, these are:

  1. Jhalokati Sadar Upazila
  2. Kathalia Upazila
  3. Nalchity Upazila
  4. Rajapur Upazila

Administration

Administrator of Zila Porishod: Sarder Mohammad Shah Alam

Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Shakhawat Hossain

Transportation
  • Roads & Highways:
  • Rural communications: Water transport is a major attraction in Jhaokathi district. People can travel at a cheap cost by boats and various types of engine boats. Jhalakathi is famous for beautiful rivers and canals like Barisal. Tourists can find it enjoyable to travel through boats.

Religion

The district of Jhalokati consists 2475 mosques Dubious – 3 mosques for every km2?, 46 temples and five Buddhist temples.

Media

Print media:

  • Prothom Alo (National)
  • The Daily Kaler kantho (National)
  • Daily Samakal (National)

Telecommunications:

Satellite Television:

  • TATA Sky.

See also

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  2. Rahman, Humayun (2012). "Jhalokati District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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