Kushtia district
কুষ্টিয়া | |
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Kushtia Central Shaheed Minar Swadhikar Theke Swadhinata stage (NS Road) | |
![]() Location of Kushtia District in Bangladesh | |
![]() Expandable map of Kushtia District | |
Coordinates: 23°55′11″N 89°13′12″E / 23.91985556°N 89.220030556°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Khulna |
Headquarters | Kushtia |
Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | Md. Ehtesham Reza [1] |
• District Council Chairman | Rabiul Islam [2] |
• Chief Executive Officer | Md. Joynul Abedin [2] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,608.80 km2 (621.16 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 2,149,692 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
Postal code | 7000 |
HDI (2019) | 0.644[4] medium · 5th of 20 |
Website | www |
Kushtia District (Bengali: কুষ্টিয়া জেলা, pronunciation: kuʃʈia) is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country. Kushtia has existed as a separate district since the partition of India.[5] Prior to that, Kushtia was a part of Nadia district. Kushtia is the birthplace of many historical figures including Mir Mosharraf Hossain (1847–1912),[6] Bagha Jatin (1879–1915)[7] and Lalon (1774–1890).[8] Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore lived his early life at Shelaidaha, a village in the district.[9]
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