Khulna District

Khulna District (Bengali: খুলনা জেলা, Khulna Jela also Khulna Zila) is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division. It is bordered on the north by the Jessore District and the Narail District, on the south by the Bay of Bengal, on the east by the Bagerhat District, and on the west by the Satkhira District.[2]

Khulna

খুলনা জেলা
District
Location of Khulna District in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Khulna District
Coordinates: 22.35°N 89.30°E / 22.35; 89.30
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
Area
 • Total4,389.11 km2 (1,694.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total2,318,527
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Literacy rate
 • Total57.81%
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
9000
HDI (2018)0.620[1]
medium · 6th of 21
Websitewww.dckhulna.gov.bd

Demographics
Religion in Khulna District (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 76.86%
Hinduism
 
 22.72%
Buddhism
 
 0.66%
Christianity
 
 0.01%
Others
 
 0.04%

Geography and climate

Khulna District has a total area of 4,389.11 square kilometres (1,694.64 sq mi).[4] It borders Jessore District to the north, Narail District to the northeast, Bagerhat District to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south, and Satkhira District to the west.[2]

Major rivers of Khulna District are the Rupsa (a continuation of the Bhairab and Atrai), Arpangachhia, Shibsa, Pasur, and the Koyra.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  2. Sandipak Mallik (2012). "Khulna District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. "C-1 Population By Religious Community". Government of Bangladesh.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Khulna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
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