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Encyclopedia > Khulna District

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Coordinates: 22.35° N 89.30° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Khulna District

Khulna
Division_name Khulna Division
Coordinates 22.35° N 89.30° E
Area 4,394.46 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
 - Literacy rate
2,334,285
 - 531.88/km²
 - 43.9%
Website: Banglapedia Article
Maplink: Official Map of Khulna District

Khulna District is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The South Asian country of Bangladesh consists of 6 divisions (bibhag), each named after its respective capital. ... Khulna Division is an administrative region in south-west Bangladesh. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... BST in relation with the bordering nations Bangladesh Standard Time (Bengali: ) (BST) is the time zone of Bangladesh which is observed throughout the whole country, with a time offset of UTC+6:00. ... UTC +6 is the timezone for : Bhutan Time Generic UTC+6 in other countries. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Literacy is the ability to use text to communicate across space and time. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Khulna Division is an administrative region in south-west Bangladesh. ...

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[edit] Administration

  • Mayor: Tayobur Rahman

[edit] Education

Khulna is under jurisdiction of Jessore Education Board. This board varies our SSC and HSC standard. Here are some famous educational institutions in Khulna:


Schools:

  • Khulna Zila school
  • St. joseph's high school
  • Khulna public school
  • Coronation school
  • Khulna Govt. Girls' High School (Monnujan School)
  • Fatima High School
  • Khulna Collegiate School
  • Khulna Model High School
  • Khalishpur High School Estate on 1905

college:

  • Khulna Govt. Majid Memorial College (City college)
  • Khulna Gov. Sundarban College
  • Khulna Public College
  • Khulna gov. girls college (boyra college)
  • Khulna Cantonment public School and Collage

university:

medical college This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Khulna University of Engineering and Technology or KUET, formerly known as BIT, Khulna, is one of the best Engineering Universities in Bangladesh. ...

  • Khulna Medical College

[edit] Subdivisions

  1. Batiaghata Upazila
  2. Dacope Upazila
  3. Dumuria Upazila
  4. Dighalia Upazila
  5. Koyra Upazila
  6. Paikgachha Upazila
  7. Phultala Upazila
  8. Rupsa Upazila
  9. Terokhada Upazila

Batiaghata (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. ... Dacope (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. ... Dumuria (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. ... Dighalia (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. ... Koyra (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. ... Paikgachha (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. ... Phultala (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. ... Rupsa (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. ... Terokhada (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. ...

[edit] Geography

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[edit] History

Khulna is named after a goddess of the Hindu religion, Khulleshwari. In 1947, the district of Khulna had a Hindu majority of 52%.


[edit] Economy

Khulna is a port city. Mongla is the second sea port of the country. In Daulatpur there are several jute mills.By riverway it is connected to other parts of the country which play a vital role in its economy. It is also famous for fishing industry. There is a salt factory.

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[edit] Places of interest

The largest mangrove forest in the world. Here you can find the royal bengal tiger, a beautiful tiger, by seeing it you can understand what a tiger means. you can find many rare animals here, including: monkeys, chitra deer, crocodile, wild cock, wild pig and thousands of kinds of birds. Ganges River Delta, Bangladesh and India The Sundarbans delta is the largest mangrove forest in the world. ... Approximate worldwide distribution of monkeys. ... This article is about the ruminant animal. ... Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ... For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). ...


In Bagerhat there is famous shatgombuj (sixty pillars) mosque. It is a historical important place to see. Also famous for Khan Jahan Ali,s mazar. There is a lake there which has got crocodiles.

  • Kuakatan

A place where you can see the sun both rise from and set into the ocean.


[edit] See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Khulna Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (252 words)
Khulna Division is an administrative region in south-west Bangladesh.
The region, ex-political entity (1947-1971) borders the Rajshahi Division to the north, the DACCA Division and Barisal Division, formerly part of Khulna Division under East Pakistan provincial government to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south and Bharati State of West Bengal (in India) to the west.
Khulna was the backbone of the East Pakistan's main foreign currency earner Jute industry.
Khulna - LoveToKnow 1911 (165 words)
KHULNA, a town and district of British India, in the Presidency division of Bengal.
The District Of Khulna lies in the middle of the delta of the Ganges, including a portion of the Sundarbans or seaward fringe of swamps.
The district is entered by the Bengal Central railway, but by far the greater part of the traffic is carried by water.
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