Jhenaidah

Jhenaidah
ঝিনাইদহ
Roads of jhenaidah
Roads of jhenaidah
Jhenaidah is located in Khulna division
Jhenaidah
Jhenaidah
Location in Bangladesh
Jhenaidah is located in Bangladesh
Jhenaidah
Jhenaidah
Jhenaidah (Bangladesh)
Coordinates: 23°32′30″N 89°11′00″E / 23.541668°N 89.183334°E / 23.541668; 89.183334
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictJhenaidah
UpazilaJhenaidah Sadar
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyJhenaidah Municipality
Area
 • Total32.42 km2 (12.52 sq mi)
Population
 • Total140,256
 • Density4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
 • Rank
19th[2]
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code
7300[3]
National Dialing Code+880

Jhenaidah (Bengali: ঝিনাইদহ) is a city in the Khulna Division of south-western Bangladesh.[4] Jhenaidah is the headquarters of Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila and Jhenaidah District.[1] The city has a population of about 140,000, making it the 19th largest city in Bangladesh. It is the fourth largest city in the Khulna division, after Khulna, Kushtia, and Jessore.[2]

  1. ^ a b Bhuiyan, Md Abu Taher (2012). "Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ a b "Population & Housing Census-2011: Urban Area Report" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 11. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  3. ^ "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  4. ^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2015.