Back মেহেরপুর জেলা Bengali/Bangla মেহেরপুর জিলা BPY Meherpur CEB Meherpur (Distrikt) German Meherpur (zila) Spanish ناحیه مهرپور Persian Meherpur (district) French मेहरपुर जिला Hindi Distretto di Meherpur Italian 메헤르푸르구 Korean

Meherpur District

Meherpur District
মেহেরপুর
District of Bangladesh
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Location of Meherpur District in Bangladesh
Location of Meherpur District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Meherpur District
Coordinates: 23°45′N 88°42′E / 23.75°N 88.70°E / 23.75; 88.70
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
HeadquartersMeherpur
Area
(2022)[1]
 • Total
741.62 km2 (286.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
705,356
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
DemonymMeherpur
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
7100
Area code0791
ISO 3166 codeBD-39
HDI (2019)0.644[3]
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Websitemeherpur.gov.bd

Meherpur (Bengali: মেহেরপুর, pron: meɦeɾpuɾ) is the northwestern district of Khulna Division in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian state of West Bengal to the west, and by the Bangladeshi districts of Kushtia and Chuadanga to the east.[4] Pre-independence Meherpur was a subdivision of Nadia district.[5] The district has an area of 716.08 square kilometres (276.48 sq mi).

  1. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Meherpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-241-2.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. ^ Md Abu Hasan Farooque (2012). "Meherpur District". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Nadia keeps a date with history | Kolkata News". The Times of India. Aug 19, 2011. Retrieved 2022-02-23.

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