Kushtia

Kushtia

কুষ্টিয়া
Kushtia কুষ্টিয়া
	from top: Kushtia city skyline, Porimol Tower, Lovely Tower, Tomb of Lalon, Tagore kuthibari, Hardinge Bridge
	Kushtia Location in Bangladesh
	Coordinates: 23°54′36″N 89°07′23″E / 23.910125°N 89.123115°ECoordinates: 23°54′36″N 89°07′23″E / 23.910125°N 89.123115°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Kushtia District
	Kushtia Sadar Upazila
Municipality	1 April 1869
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Kushtia Municipality
• Paura Mayor	Md. Anwar Ali
Area
• Urban	42.79 km2 (16.52 sq mi)
• Metro	96.23 km2 (37.15 sq mi)
Population (2018 )
• Urban	418,312
• Urban density	9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
• Metro	550,000
• Metro density	5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
• Rank	13th
Time zone	UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code	7000
National Dialing Code	+880

Kushtia (Bengali: কুষ্টিয়া) is a city in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh.^[6] It serves as the headquarters of Kushtia Sadar Upazila and Kushtia District.^[3]

Education[]

According to Banglapedia, Dinmani Secondary School, founded in 1930, Kushtia Zilla School (1960), and Mohini Mohan High School (1944) are notable secondary schools.^[3]

References[]

^ "Mayor of Kushtia city's civic body". News24.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
^ "History of Kushtia municipality". Retrieved 2019-10-07.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ "কুষ্টিয়া পৌরসভা". municipality.kushtia.gov.bd.
^ Staff. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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[1] "Mayor of Kushtia city's civic body". News24.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.

[2] "History of Kushtia municipality". Retrieved 2019-10-07.

[Banglapedia-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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] "কুষ্টিয়া পৌরসভা". municipality.kushtia.gov.bd.

[5] Staff. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.

[6] "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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Kushtia কুষ্টিয়া
from top: Kushtia city skyline, Porimol Tower, Lovely Tower, Tomb of Lalon, Tagore kuthibari, Hardinge Bridge
Kushtia Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°54′36″N 89°07′23″E / 23.910125°N 89.123115°E / 23.910125; 89.123115Coordinates: 23°54′36″N 89°07′23″E / 23.910125°N 89.123115°E / 23.910125; 89.123115
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Kushtia District
	Kushtia Sadar Upazila
Municipality	1 April 1869 ^[2]
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Kushtia Municipality
• Paura Mayor	Md. Anwar Ali ^[1]
Area ^[3]
• Urban	42.79 km² (16.52 sq mi)
• Metro	96.23 km² (37.15 sq mi)
Population (2018 ^[4])
• Urban	418,312
• Urban density	9,800/km² (25,000/sq mi)
• Metro	550,000
• Metro density	5,700/km² (15,000/sq mi)
• Rank	13th
Time zone	UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code	7000^[5]
National Dialing Code	+880