Khulna District

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Khulna district
খুলনা জেলা
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Clockwise from top-left: House of Rabindranath Tagore's father-in-law, Bamboo transported on the Poshur, Ten Dome Mosque, Rupsa Bridge, View of fields near Chalna
Location of Khulna District in Bangladesh
Location of Khulna District in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°21′N 89°18′E / 22.35°N 89.30°E / 22.35; 89.30Coordinates: 22°21′N 89°18′E / 22.35°N 89.30°E / 22.35; 89.30
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMohammad Helal Hossain, PAA
Area
 • Total4,389.11 km2 (1,694.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total3,118,527
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Literacy rate
 • Total72.81%
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
9000
HDI (2019)0.690[1]
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Websitewww.dckhulna.gov.bd

Khulna District (Bengali: খুলনা জেলা, Khulna Jela also Khulna Zila) is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division. It is bordered on the north by the Jessore District and the 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.[2]

  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  2. Sandipak Mallik (2012). "Khulna District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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