Jessore District

Jessore District যশোর জেলা
District of Bangladesh
Jashore District
Clockwise from top-left: Noapara Bazar, Sheikhpur Jami Masjid, Jessore Polytechnic Institute, River in Keshabpur, Residence of Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Location of Jessore District in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Jessore District
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna
District Established	1781 (243 years ago) (1781)
Headquarters	Jessore
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Md Abraul Hasan Mojumder
• District Council Chairman	Saifuzzaman Pikul
• Chief Executive Officer	Md. Asaduzzaman
Area
• Total	2,606.94 km2 (1,006.55 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	3,076,144
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
HDI (2019)	0.660[2] medium · 2nd of 20
Website	jessore.gov.bd

Jessore District (Bengali: যশোর, pronounced Jaw-shore, Anglicised: Jessore), officially spelled Jashore District from April 2018,^[3][4][5] is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna and Satkhira districts to the south, Khulna and Narail to the east, and Jhenaidah and Magura districts to the north. Jessore is the capital of the district. Jessore is the home of the ancestors of the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.

Jessore district was established in 1781. It consists of 8 municipalities, 8 upazilas, 92 unions, 1,329 mouzas, 1,477 villages and 120 mahallas. The upazilas are: Abhaynagar Upazila, Bagherpara Upazila, Chaugachha Upazila, Jessore Sadar Upazila, Jhikargachha Upazila, Keshabpur Upazila, Manirampur Upazila, and Sharsha Upazila.

The district produces a variety of crops. Date sugar, called patali, is made from the sap of locally grown date trees. It is cooked, thickened and crystallised using a traditional method. Patali is mainly produced in Khajura, but many date trees are cultivated in the Keshabpur Upazila and Manirampur Upazila areas.