Jessore District
Jessore District (Bengali: যশোর, pronounced Jaw-shore, Anglicised: Jessore), officially spelled Jashore District from April 2018, is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna and Satkhira districts to the south, Khulna and Narail to the east, and Jhenaidah and Magura districts to the north. Jessore is the capital of the district. Jessore is the home of the ancestors of the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.
Jessore District
যশোর জেলা | |
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| 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 | |
Expandable map of Jessore District | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District Established | 1781 |
| Headquarters | 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 (2022) | |
| • Total | 3,076,144 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.660 medium · 2nd of 20 |
| Website | jessore |
Jessore district was established in 1,781. It consists of 8 municipalities, 8 upazilas, 92 unions, 1,329 mouzas, 1,477 villages and 120 mahallas. The 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. 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.