Kushtia

Kushtia (Bengali: কুষ্টিয়া) is a city in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh.[6] It serves as the headquarters of Kushtia Sadar Upazila and Kushtia District. [3]

This article is about the city. For the district, see Kushtia District. For the subdistrict, see Kushtia Sadar Upazila.
Kushtia
from top: Hardinge bridge, Kushtia city aerial view, Tagore kuthibari, Tomb of Lalon, Kushtia city, BRB Cable tower, Lovely tower, Porimol Tower, Selima medical college hospital, Kushtia city
Kushtia
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23.910125°N 89.123115°E / 23.910125; 89.123115
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictKushtia District
SubdistrictKushtia Sadar Upazila
Municipality1 April 1869 [1]
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyKushtia Municipality
 • Paura MayorMd. Anwar Ali [2]
Area
 • Urban
42.79 km2 (16.52 sq mi)
 • Metro
96.23 km2 (37.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 [4])
 • Urban
418,312
 • Urban density9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
550,000
 • Metro density5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
 • Rank
13th
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code
7000[5]
National Dialing Code+880

References
  1. "History of Kushtia municipality". Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  2. "Mayor of Kushtia city's civic body". News24.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  3. Bhuiyan, Md Abu Taher (2012). "Kushtia Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. http://municipality.kushtia.gov.bd/site/page/3ed097e8-0fbf-48c5-8371-2ec343f0f870/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87
  5. Staff. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  6. "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2015.


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