Satkhira

Satkhira
সাতক্ষীরা
Satgharia
Circuit House, Satkhira
Circuit House, Satkhira
Satkhira is located in Khulna division
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location of Satkhira in Bangladesh
Satkhira is located in Bangladesh
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Satkhira (Bangladesh)
Coordinates: 22°43′08″N 89°04′17″E / 22.718802°N 89.071277°E / 22.718802; 89.071277
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictSatkhira
UpazilaSatkhira Sadar
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyPaurashava (Municipal Corporation)
 • MayorKazi Feroz Hasan
Area
 • Total32.39 km2 (12.51 sq mi)
 • Rank39th
Population
 (2011)
 • Total113,322
 • Density3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
National Dialing Code+880

Satkhira(Bengali: সাতক্ষীরা) is a city and district headquarter of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, southwestern Bangladesh. The city has a population of about 113,000, making it the 20th largest city in Bangladesh. Satkhira also has a large proportion of the Sundarbans rainforest of Bangladesh.

The area has suffered from saltwater intrusion into the water supply as a result of sea level rise, part of the effects of climate change in Bangladesh.[1]

  1. ^ Al Hasnat, Mahdi; Teirstein, Zoya (30 May 2024). "The bizarre link between rising sea levels and complications in pregnancy". Vox.