| Khulna Division | |
|---|---|
| — Division — | |
| Map of Khulna Division | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Established | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22,285 km2 (8,604.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 15,563,000 |
| • Density | 698.4/km2 (1,808.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Khulna Division is one of the seven divisions of Bangladesh and is located in the south-west of the country. It has an area of 22,285 km2 and a population of 15,563,000 at the 2011 Census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters is Khulna city in Khulna District.
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The Khulna division borders the Indian state of West Bengal to the west, the Rajshahi Division to the north, the Dhaka and Barisal Divisions to the east, and has a coastline on the Bay of Bengal to the south. It is part of the Ganges River delta or Greater Bengal Delta. Other rivers include the Madhumati River, the Bhairob River and the Kopotokkho River. The region also includes several islands in the Bay of Bengal.
Khulna Division consists of the following ten Districts (zilas), subdivided into 59 sub-districts (upazilas):
| District | Administrative centre |
Area in sq.km. |
Population 1991 Census |
Population 2001 Census |
Population 2011 Census (preliminary figures) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagerhat District | Bagerhat | 3,959.11 | 1,431,322 | 1,549,031 | 1,461,000 |
| Chuadanga District | Chuadanga | 1,177.40 | 807,164 | 1,007,130 | 1,123,000 |
| Jessore District | Jessore | 2,570.42 | 2,106,996 | 2,471,554 | 2,742,000 |
| Jhenaidah District | Jhenaidah | 1,949.62 | 1,361,280 | 1,579,490 | 1,756,000 |
| Khulna District | Khulna | 4,394.46 | 2,010,643 | 2,378,971 | 2,294,000 |
| Kushtia District | Kushtia | 1,621.15 | 1,502,126 | 1,740,155 | 1,933,000 |
| Magura District | Magura | 1,048.61 | 724,027 | 824,311 | 913,000 |
| Meherpur District | Meherpur | 716.08 | 491,917 | 591,430 | 652,000 |
| Narail District | Narail | 990.23 | 655,720 | 698,447 | 715,000 |
| Satkhira District | Satkhira | 3,858.33 | 1,597,178 | 1,864,704 | 1,973,000 |
| Total Division | Khulna | 22,285.41 | 12,688,3832 | 14,705,223 | 15,563,000 |
Khulna was the backbone of the East Pakistan's main foreign currency earner Jute industry. There are many large Jute mills located in Khalishpur near Khulna city processing Jute fiber, besides the other heavy industries like Khulna News Print Mills and Khulna Hardboard Mills. The country's second seaport, Mongla Port, and the country's only ship building yard is located within Khulna division.
The largest mangrove forest in the world - the Sundarban - is spread over the three most southerly districts of Satkhira, Khulna and Bagherhat.
The division boasts notable educational institutions including:
Besides, Khulna has six IGV (Integrated General and Vocational) schools and one technical school of UCEP (Underprivileged Children's Educational Programs), which is a non-profitable organization. Six IGV schools are:
and the technical school is: Khulna Mohsin Technical School, which is situated at 7, Junction Road , Baikali, Khulna.
Kushtia Zilla School, Kushtia is one of he best school in Khulna division and also reputed in Bangladesh.In Higher secondary level Kushtia Govt. College,Kushtia is playing the same role as KZS. For higher education Islamic University, Kushtia have become model in Bangladesh and thus Khulna division education level increasing day by day.
There are few daily and weekly newspapers are published from Khulna contributing to the development of mass media and free flow of information. Most notable news papers are the Purbanchal<rev>http://www.purbanchal.com</ref> and Daily Tribune etc.[3]
Bengali language (Bangla) is the official language of Bangladesh. There are few thousand Pakistani origin people or Bihari people speak Urdu, those unfortunate people are stranded after the liberation war between Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) and Pakistan. Bihari people were actually from the state of Bihar and surrounding areas of India and they migrated to East Bengal or East Bengal (presently Bangladesh) at 1947. They actually use a mixed form of Urdu language, especially mixed with Bhojpuri, Bengali, Hindi and English.
English is widely used as the business language. Most of the educated people can speak and understand English. As English is used as medium of education in some educational institutions.
Munda, Domari, Romani, Telugu, Gujarati, Marwari and other minor languages are used by minority communities usually found in the cities.
Census figures for 1991, 2001 and 2011 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2011 Census figures are based on preliminary results.
| Rajshahi Division | Dhaka Division | |||
| West Bengal, India | ||||
| Khulna Division | ||||
| Bay of Bengal | Barisal Division |
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