Jashore
Sign in to saveJessore (, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District in Khulna Division. It lies in southwestern Bangladesh. It is home to the first flight training school of the Bangladeshi Air Force, established in 1971. Jessore city consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls. Jashore municipality was established in 1864. The area of the town is 21.15 km2. It has a population of about 209,330 according to the record of Jessore municipality, which makes it the 22nd largest city in Bangladesh. Jessore also has a domestic airport known as Jashore Airport.
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Place details
- Locality
- যশোর
- Region
- খুলনা বিভাগ
- Country
- বাংলাদেশ
- Population
- 243,987
- Timezone
- Asia/Dhaka
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Jashore
- Settlement.native_name
- যশোর
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City & Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bangladesh Khulna division#Bangladesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Khulna
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jessore
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Upazila
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Jessore Sadar
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_title2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Jessore
- Country
- Portuguese India
- Located in
- Jashore District
- Population
- +209330
- Area
- +25.72
- Elevation
- +15
- Time zone
- Bangladesh Standard Time
- Capital of
- Jashore Sadar Upazila
- Image
- Central Jessore.jpg
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Demographics
- Education
- Transport
- Climate
- See also
- Notes
- References
Jessore (, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District in Khulna Division. It lies in southwestern Bangladesh. It is home to the first flight training school of the Bangladeshi Air Force, established in 1971. Jessore city consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls. Jashore municipality was established in 1864. The area of the town is 21.15 km2. It has a population of about 209,330 according to the record of Jessore municipality, which makes it the 22nd largest city in Bangladesh. Jessore also has a domestic airport known as Jashore Airport.
== Etymology == The present-day city of Jashore was originally known as Kasba. The current name was originally acquired from the name of the surrounding pargana and zamindari estate of Jashore, or Jesar, when Kasba became its capital. The district's name was also applied to its two previous capitals, which are now known as Ishwaripur and Murali, respectively, so early mentions of jashore are not referring to the modern town.