Jhalokati District
| Jhalokati ঝালকাঠি | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Location of Jhalokati in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: BD 22°38′35″N 90°12′00″E / 22.6431°N 90.2000°ECoordinates: BD 22°38′35″N 90°12′00″E / 22.6431°N 90.2000°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Area | |
| • Total | 758.06 km2 (292.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 682,669 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Literacy rate | |
| • Total | 51.2% |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Jhalokati (Bengali: ঝালকাঠি জেলা) is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division.[1] With an area of 758.06 km2, Jhalokati is bounded by Barisal district to the north and east, Barguna district and the Bishkhali river in the south, Lohagara Upazila and Pirojpur district to the west. Annual average temperatures: maximum 33.3 °C, minimum 12.1 °C; annual rainfall 2506 mm. Main rivers in this district are Bishkhali, Sugandha, Dhanshiri, Gabkhan, Jangalia and Bamanda, Bajitpur River.
Subdivisions
The district is administratively subdivided into 4 upazilas, these are:
Administration
Administrator of Zila Porishod: Sarder Mohammad Shah Alam
Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Shakhawat Hossain
Transportation
- Roads & Highways:
- Rural communications: Water transport is a major attraction in Jhaokathi district. People can travel at a cheap cost by boats and various types of engine boats. Jhalokathi is famous for beautiful rivers and cannals like Barisal. Tourists can find it enjoyable to travel through boats.
Religion
The district of Jhalokati consists 2475 mosques, 46 temples and five Buddhist temples.
Media
- Prothom Alo (National)
- The Daily Kaler kantho (National)
- Daily Samakal (National)
- Airtel, BTCL, Bangla Link, Teletalk, Grameen Phone, Robi etc.
Rice huller
Between 1940 and 1975, Jhalakati was famous for the only automatic rice huller in the region owned by Shudhangshu Bhushan Das Son of Aswini Kumar Das. It was a thriving complex built on an area approximately 2 square kilometer. The smoke from the chimney served as a navigation landmark by passing steamers while the factory siren could be heard from as far as Barisal. After the company declared bankruptcy in 1975 their descendants eventually migrated to India and other parts of Bangladesh. The massive ruins of the factory can still be seen at west Chandkati.
See also
References
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- ↑ Rahman, Humayun (2012). "Jhalokati District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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