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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. Religious institutions Mosque 10737, tomb 68, temple 1959, church 47. Population 14468819; male 51.05%, female 48.95%; Muslim 82.87%, Hindu 16.45% and others 0.68%. Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 33.1%; male 40% and female 25.8%. Educational institutions: university college 3, medical college 2, technical college 12, teacher's training college 14, polytechnic institution 3, government college 28, non-government college 242, law college 4, government high school 32, non-government high school 1464, junior high school 288, madrasa 1041, government primary school 2957, non-government primary school 2957, satellite school 103, kindergarten 55. Main occupations Agriculture 39.43%, fishing 1.98%, agricultural labourer 21.65%, wage labourer 3.85%, weaving 3.58%, commerce 12.66%, transport 2.4%, construction 1.47%, service 7.46%, industry 1.35% and others 4.17%. Main crops Paddy, jute, betel leaf, sugarcane, potato, turmeric, oil seeds mulberry plant, and vegetable. Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, litchi, black berry, coconut, palm and papaya. Health centres Government hospital 12, non-government hospital and clinic 34, upazila health complex 58, maternity and child welfare centre 14, family planning centre 183, satellite clinic 191, veterinary hospital 5, union health complex 148, eye hospital 6, chest diseases hospital 3, diabetic centre 4, missionary hospital 5. [Sajahan Miah]
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