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Khulna Division
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Khulna Division is an administrative region in southwestern Bangladesh that serves as an important economic and cultural area for the country. It matters because it includes major cities and ports, significant agricultural land, and the Sundarbans mangrove forests, making it crucial to Bangladesh's trade, farming, and environmental systems.
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- Instance of
- division of Bangladesh
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Located in
- Bengal Presidency
- Contains
- Satkhira District
- Capital
- Khulna
- Population
- 15687759
- Area
- 22284.22
- Elevation
- 4
- Shares border with
- West Bengal
- Official website
- www.khulnadiv.gov.bd
- Image
- ISS012-E-20600 - View of Bangladesh.jpg
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- inception
- 1960-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Khulna Division (Bengali: খুলনা বিভাগ) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 22,285 km (8,604 sq mi) and a population of 17,416,645 at the 2022 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and largest city is Khulna city in Khulna District.
History
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