Jhenaidah District

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Jhenaidah
ঝিনাইদহ
District
Location of Jhenaidah in Bangladesh
Location of Jhenaidah in Bangladesh
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Country  Bangladesh
Division Khulna Division
Area
 • Total 1,964.77 km2 (758.60 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 1,771,304
 • Density 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)

Jhenaidah (Bengali: ঝিনাইদহ) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. It is an area 1964.77 km².[1] It is bordered by the Kushtia District to the north, to the south by Jessore District and West Bengal (India), to the east by Rajbari District and Magura District and to the west by Chuadanga District and West Bengal (India) on the west.[2]

Population

Jhenaidah district has 1,771,304 people as of 2011.[1] Density of the population is 901.5 inh./km² [2011] – Change: +1.14%/year [2001 → 2011][3]

Geography

Annual average temperature: maximum 37.1 °C, minimum 11.2 °C; annual rainfall[4] 1467 mm

Administration

Administrator of Zila Porishod: Advocate Abdul Wahed Zoarder [1]

Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Mahbub Alam Talukdar [2]

Mayor of Municipality: Saidul Karim Mintu [3]

Subdivisions

There are six upazilas under this district:

  1. Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila
  2. Maheshpur Upazila (Bengali: মহেশপুর)
  3. Kaliganj Upazila
  4. Kotchandpur Upazila
  5. Shailkupa Upazila
  6. Harinakunda Upazila

Educational institutions

Religion

The district is predominately Muslim, 89.6%. The next largest religion is Hinduism with 10.3%.[2]

Notable people

See also

References

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  3. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php?adm1id=44
  4. http://wikimapia.org/24901555/Jhenaidah-Dist-Town

External links