Jessore and Narail districts on the north, the bay of bengal on the south, Bagerhat district on the east, Satkhira district on the west.

Khulna district was established on 1882. It consists of 9 upazilas and 5 thanas, 71 union parishads, 2 municipalities, 47 wards, 188 mahallas, 747 mouzas and 1106 villages.

Batiaghata Upazila, Dacope Upazila, Daulatpur Thana, Dighalia Upazila, Dumuria Upazila, Khalishpur Thana, Khan Jahan Ali Thana, Kotwali Thana, Koyra Upazila, Paikgachha Upazila, Phultala Upazila, Rupsa Upazila, Sonadanga Thana, Terokhada Upazila