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Khulna District

Khulna district
খুলনা জেলা
Clockwise from the top: Khulna Shipyard, Royal Bengal Tiger, Durbar Bangla Monument at KUET and Khan Jahan Ali Bridge
Location of Khulna District in Bangladesh
Location of Khulna District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Khulna District
Coordinates: 22°21′N 89°18′E / 22.35°N 89.30°E / 22.35; 89.30
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
HeadquartersKhulna
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMohammad Helal Hossain, PAA
Area
 • Total
4,394.45 km2 (1,696.71 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
2,613,385
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
9000
Area code041
ISO 3166 codeBD-27
HDI (2019)0.690[2]
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Websitewww.dckhulna.gov.bd

Khulna District (Bengali: খুলনা জেলা) is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division, bordered on the north by Jessore District and 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.[3] It was the first sub-division of United Bengal Province established in 1842.On 1 June 1882, by notification of the official gazette published from Kolkata, Khulna and Bagerhat sub-division of Jessore district and Satkhira sub-division of 24 Pargana district together formed the new district of Khulna.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ Sandipak Mallik (2012). "Khulna District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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