Chuadanga
চুয়াডাঙ্গা | |
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    Clockwise for top: Courastar Mor, Hotel Shahid Palace, Chuadanga Sadar Police Station, Chuadanga Railway Station | |
  Chuadanga Location in Bangladesh  Chuadanga Chuadanga (Bangladesh) | |
| Coordinates: 23°38′38″N 88°51′20″E / 23.643999°N 88.855637°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Chuadanga |
| Upazila | Chuadanga Sadar |
| Municipality | 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Body | Chuadanga Municipality |
| • Mayor | Jahangir Alam Malik Khokon |
| Area | |
| • City | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • City | 97,532 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time) |
| Postal code | 7200[1] |
| National Dialing Code | +880 |
| Local Dialing Code | 0761 |
Chuadanga (Bengali: চুয়াডাঙ্গা) is a prosperous city in western Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Chuadanga Sadar Upazila and Chuadanga District. Located on the Mathabhanga river, Chuadanga was the first capital of Bangladesh. It was the sub-district of Kushtia district & turned into a district in 1984. In 1862, the first railway station in Bangladesh was established in Chuadanga city. Chuadanga city is connected by rail and road across the country.
- ^ Staff. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.