Magura District

Magura মাগুরা
District
Location of Magura in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23.40°N 89.40°ECoordinates: 23.40°N 89.40°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
Government
Area
• Total	1,048.0 km2 (404.6 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	811,160
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	28.5%
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
• Summer (DST)	BDST (UTC+7)
Website	Banglapedia Article

Magura (Bengali: মাগুরা জেলা) is a district in South-Western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.

Geography

Magura District (Khulna Division) with an area of 1048 km², is bounded by Rajbari district to the north, Jessore and Narail districts to the south, Faridpur district to the east and Jhenaidaha district to the west.

Administrative

Administrator of Zila Porishod: Syed Shariful Islam [1]
Deputy Commissioner (DC): Shooshanto Kumar Shaha [2]

Subdivisions

Magura district has 4 upazilas. They are:

1. Magura Sadar Upazila
2. Mohammadpur Upazila
3. Shalikha Upazila
4. Sreepur Upazila

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