Khulna district
খুলনা জেলা | |
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     Left from the top (Khulna university of Engineering and technology, Khan Jahan Ali Bridge, City view of Khulna, Royal Bengal Tiger of The Sunderbans,Khulna Shipyard) | |
 Location of Khulna District in Bangladesh | |
 Expandable map of Khulna District | |
| Coordinates: 22°21′N 89°18′E / 22.35°N 89.30°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| Headquarters | Khulna |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mohammad Helal Hossain, PAA |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,394.45 km2 (1,696.71 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,613,385 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 9000 |
| Area code | 041 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-27 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.690[2] medium · 3rd of 20 |
| Website | www |
The Khulna District (Bengali: খুলনা জেলা, Khulna Jela also Khulna Zila) is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division, bordered on the north by Jessore District and Narail District, on the south by the Bay of Bengal, on the east by the Bagerhat District, and on the west by the Satkhira District.[3] It was the first sub-division of United Bengal Province established in 1842.On 1 June 1882, by notification of the official gazette published from Kolkata, Khulna and Bagerhat sub-division of Jessore district and Satkhira sub-division of 24 Pargana district together formed the new district of Khulna.
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- ^ Sandipak Mallik (2012). "Khulna District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.