Meherpur District
মেহেরপুর | |
|---|---|
 Location of Meherpur District in Bangladesh | |
 Expandable map of Meherpur District | |
| Coordinates: 23°45′N 88°42′E / 23.75°N 88.70°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| Headquarters | Meherpur |
| Area (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 741.62 km2 (286.34 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 705,356 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Meherpur |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7100 |
| Area code | 0791 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-39 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.644[3] medium · 5th of 20 |
| Website | meherpur |
Meherpur (Bengali: মেহেরপুর, pron: meɦeɾpuɾ) is the northwestern district of Khulna Division in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian state of West Bengal to the west, and by the Bangladeshi districts of Kushtia and Chuadanga to the east.[4] Pre-independence Meherpur was a subdivision of Nadia district.[5] The district has an area of 716.08 square kilometres (276.48 sq mi).
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Meherpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-241-2.
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- ^ Md Abu Hasan Farooque (2012). "Meherpur District". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Nadia keeps a date with history | Kolkata News". The Times of India. Aug 19, 2011. Retrieved 2022-02-23.