Jossore District
Jessore District (Bengali: যশোর, pronounced Jaw-shore, Anglicised: Jessore), officially spelled Jashore District from April 2018,[2][3][4] is a district in the southwestern region of Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna District and Satkhira District to the south, Khulna and Narail to the east, and Jhenaidah District and Magura District to the north. Jessore is the capital of the district.
Jessore District
যশোর জেলা | |
|---|---|
| Jashore District | |
     Clockwise from top-left: Noapara Bazar, Sheikhpur Jami Masjid, Jessore Polytechnic Institute, River in Keshabpur, Residence of Michael Madhusudan Dutt | |
 Location of Jessore District in Bangladesh | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| Seat | Jessore |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Md. Tamijul Islam Khan |
| • District Council Chairman | Saifuzzaman Pikul |
| • Chief Executive Officer | S. A. M. Rafikulnabi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,606.94 km2 (1,006.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2011 Census) | |
| • Total | 2,764,547 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.660[1] medium · 2nd of 20 |
| Website | jessore |
Jessore district was established in 1781. It consists of 8 municipalities, 8 upazilas, 92 unions, 1329 mouzas, 1477 villages and 120 mahallas. Upazilas are Abhaynagar Upazila, Bagherpara Upazila, Chaugachha Upazila, Jessore Sadar Upazila, Jhikargachha Upazila, Keshabpur Upazila, Manirampur Upazila, and Sharsha Upazila.
The district produces a variety of crops year-round. Date sugar, called patali, is made from the sap of locally grown date trees. It is cooked, thickened and crystallised using a traditional method. Patali is mainly produced in Khajura, but many date trees are cultivated in the Keshabpur Upazila and Manirampur Upazila areas.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "Bangladesh changes English spellings of five districts". Bdnews24.com. Dhaka. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ Mahadi Al Hasnat (2 April 2018). "Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ↑ Eagle, Andrew (2 April 2018). "'A' is for 'orange'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 January 2021.