Khulna Division with an area of 22273.21 sq km, is bounded by rajshahi division on the north, bay of bengal on the south, dhaka and barisal divisions on the east, West Bengal on the west. Main rivers: ganges, gorai-madhumati, ichamati, kobadak, shibsa, kumar, rupsa-pasur, bhairab, chitra, Raymangal and Mathabhanga The sundarbans is located in this division covering parts of Satkhira, Bagerhat and Khulna districts.
Khulna (Town) consists of 38 wards and 183 mahallas. The area of the town is 20.60 sq km. It has a population of 1227239; male 52.79%, female 47.21%; density of population is 59574 sq km. The literacy rate among the town people is 59.1%. Public Hall 2, Community Centre 26, Slum 55, Bazar 24, Automatic Traffic Signal 16.
Administration Khulna division consists of one city corporation, 10 districts, 28 municipalities, 5 thanas, 59 upazilas, 569 union parishads, 6093 mouzas, 256 wards, 709 mahallas and 9277 villages. The districts are khulna, satkhira, bagerhat, jessore, jhenaidaha, magura, narail, kushtia, chuadanga, meherpur.
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