Khulna

Metropolis
	Coordinates: 22°49′0″N 89°33′0″E / 22.81667°N 89.55000°ECoordinates: 22°49′0″N 89°33′0″E / 22.81667°N 89.55000°E
Country	Bangladesh
Administrative District	Khulna District
Municipal status gained	1984
City orporation gained	1990
Government
• Mayor	Talukder Abdul Khaleque
Area
• Metropolis	59.57 km2 (23.00 sq mi)
Population (2010 est.)
• Metropolis	1,000,000
• Density	14,364/km2 (37,200/sq mi)
• Metro	1,435,422
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
National Calling Code	+880
Calling Code	041
Literacy rate	59.1%
Postal Code	Khulna GPO 9000 & Khulna Head Office 9100
Website	Khulna City Corporation Official Khulna District

Khulna is the fourth largest city in Bangladesh. It is on the banks of the Rupsha and Bhairab rivers in Khulna District. It is the headquarters of Khulna Division. It is a major industrial and commercial center. It has a seaport named Mongla on its outskirts, 38 km from Khulna City. There were about 1,000,000 people in 2010 estimation.

The city is 333 km southwest of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. It is connected by air, road, train and water transportation.

Khulna is known as the city of shrimp, because 75% of shrimp exported from Bangladesh are from the Khulna zone. It is also known for its lobster, prawn, catfish, and crab.

Khulna Media

Pakistan Eastern Command defense plan for East Pakistan prior to 1970.
Rupsha Bridge at the Rupsha River in Khulna.
Bandhan Express at Khulna Railway Station
S2-AFE United Airways ATR-72 at Jashore Airport
Bangladesh Liberation War statue at the Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
Khulna University building
BL College Pond

References

↑ "Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Paurashava –2001" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
↑ [1] 2010 Population Estimate. Retrieved on 19 August 2010.
↑ "Khulna". Banglapedia. Archived from the original on 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2010-05-01.

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[bangladesh1-1] "Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Paurashava –2001" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2009-08-19.

[World_Gazetteer-2] [1] 2010 Population Estimate. Retrieved on 19 August 2010.

[bnaglapedia-3] "Khulna". Banglapedia. Archived from the original on 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2010-05-01.

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