Jhenaidah District
Jhenaidah District (Bengali: ঝিনাইদহ) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. Part of the Khulna Division, the district has an area of 1,964.77 km2 (758.60 sq mi). It is bordered by Kushtia District to the north, Jessore District and West Bengal, India to the south, Rajbari District and Magura District to the east, and Chuadanga District and West Bengal, India to the west. The largest city and headquarter of this district is Jhenaidah. At the beginning of the British rule Jhenaidah was a police outpost and was turned into a thana in 1793. It is the smallest district in Bangladesh. The Jhenaidah sub-division was established in 1862. It became a district in 1984.
Jhenaidah District
ঝিনাইদহ | |
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From top: Payra chattar, Jhenaidah NunGola Masjid, Jhenaidah Golakata Mosque, Pir Pukur Masjid, Pathaghar Dhibi | |
Location of Jhenaidah District in Bangladesh | |
Expandable map of Jhenaidah District | |
| Coordinates: 23.54°N 89.00°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| Headquarters | Jhenaidah |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Monira Begum |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,964.77 km2 (758.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 2,005,849 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.644 medium · 5th of 20 |
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