Kushtia

Kushtia
কুষ্টিয়া
from top: Kushtia city skyline, Porimol Tower, Lovely Tower, Tomb of Lalon, Tagore kuthibari, Hardinge Bridge
Kushtia is located in Khulna division
Kushtia
Kushtia
Location in Bangladesh
Kushtia is located in Bangladesh
Kushtia
Kushtia
Kushtia (Bangladesh)
Coordinates: 23°54′36″N 89°07′23″E / 23.910125°N 89.123115°E / 23.910125; 89.123115
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictKushtia
UpazilaKushtia Sadar
Municipality1 April 1869 [1]
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyKushtia Municipality
 • Paura MayorMd. Anwar Ali [2]
Area
 • Total66.00 km2 (25.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total221,804
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi)
 • Rank
13th
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code
7000[4]
National Dialing Code+880

Kushtia (Bengali: কুষ্টিয়া) is a city in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country. The second largest city in Khulna division, Kushtia is one of the commercial cities.[5] It serves as the headquarters of Kushtia Sadar Upazila and Kushtia District.[3]

  1. ^ "History of Kushtia municipality". Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  2. ^ "Mayor of Kushtia city's civic body". News24.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  3. ^ a b Bhuiyan, Md Abu Taher (2012). "Kushtia Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ Staff. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  5. ^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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