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The Satkhira District ( Bengali : সাতক্ষীরা জেলা , pron: Shatkhira, lit.Seven cucumbers ) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh and is part of Khulna Division . It lies along the border with West Bengal , India. It is on the bank of the Arpangachhia River . The largest city and headquarter of this district is Satkhira .

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16-461: The district consists of two municipalities, seven upazilas , 79 union porishods, 8 thana (police station) and 1,436 villages. The upazilas are: The two municipalities are Satkhira and Kalaroa. Satkhira District has an area of 3,817 square kilometres (1,474 sq mi). It is bordered to the north by Jessore District , on the south by the Bay of Bengal , to the east by Khulna District , and to

32-563: A list of the busiest airports in the world, by international passenger traffic, as of 2018. Airports serving international passengers are effectively checkpoints, and have the proper customs, immigration and quarantine facilities. Airports Council International 's (January–December) preliminary figures are as follows. This is a list of the busiest seaports in the world, with proper customs, immigration and quarantine facilities to be deemed as maritime checkpoints . Although figures simply represent total passenger traffic, most (if not, all) of

48-405: A monthly mean temperature above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is " Aw " (tropical savanna climate). According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh , Satkhira District had 566,752 households and

64-401: A place where a road crosses an internal Schengen border is legally not a "border crossing point". This is a list of the busiest land border checkpoints in the world, handling more than 35 million travelers in both directions annually. These travelers (or individual crossings) comprise pedestrians, drivers and vehicle passengers. International border checkpoints are in green. Notes: This is

80-435: A population of 2,196,582 with an average 3.85 people per household. Among the population, 360,699 (16.42%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 575 people per km. Satkhira District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 75.32%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1009 females per 1000 males. Approximately, 19.67% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic population

96-409: Is a location on an international border where travelers or goods are inspected and allowed (or denied) passage through. Authorization often is required to enter a country through its borders. Access-controlled borders often have a limited number of checkpoints where they can be crossed without legal sanctions. Arrangements or treaties may be formed to allow or mandate less restrained crossings (e.g.

112-626: Is mainly Agriculture based. But it has diverse opportuniy of economic prosperity. One land port (Bhomra) and several export producs make Satkhira as the next properious district of Bangladesh. Most of the peoples of the southern part of Satkhira depend on pisciculture , locally called gher . Main fruits are aam ( mango ), jaam ( blackberry ), kathal ( jackfruit ), kola (banana), pepe ( papaya ), lichoo ( litchi ), naarikel ( coconut ) and peyara ( guava ). Farms are 86 dairies , 322 poultry farms, 3,046 fisheries , 3,650 shrimp farms, 66 hatcheries and one cattle breeding centre. Export products Sundarbans

128-611: Is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world, is a World Heritage Site , and covers an area of 5,747 square kilometres (2,219 sq mi). The region is home to many ancient buildings and temples such as Sultanpur Shahi Mosque (500 years old) and Pir-e-Kamel Kari Hafez Sah-Sufi Jonab Hazrat Maolana Azizur Rahman (Rh) was a Muslim Sufi Saint and local ruler Kalimakhali, assasuni upozila in Satkhira (now in Bangladesh ). Attractions also include

144-460: Is very bad due to the conductor's corruption. Recently established one medical college, 79 colleges, one primary teacher's training institute, 421 high schools, 41 junior high schools, 259 madrassas, and 822 government primary schools. Some of the notable educational institutions are: In 1994, a few young people started a computer training center as a business and prepared some talents who later started other computer businesses and ultimately created

160-552: The Schengen Agreement ). Land border checkpoints (land ports of entry) can be contrasted with the customs and immigration facilities at seaports , international airports , and other ports of entry . Checkpoints generally serve two purposes: Checkpoints are usually staffed by a uniformed service (sometimes referred to as customs service or border patrol agents ). In some countries (e.g. China) there are border checkpoints for both those entering and those exiting

176-574: The computer fairs were supported by Bangladesh Computer Samity with the presence of Mustafa Jabbar , the current ICT minister. Upazila Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 212532283 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:49:52 GMT Border checkpoint A border checkpoint

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192-562: The country, while in others (e.g. U.S. and Canada), there are border checkpoints only when entering the country. (There are also United States Border Patrol interior checkpoints .) The Schengen Borders Code , which forms part of the law of the European Union , defines some terms as follows (particularities with respect to the EU are left out, in order to emphasize general usability of those definitions): These definitions mean that

208-580: The idea of digital Satkhira. Slowly the computer replaced manual machines in the office, banks, and other institutions. Schools and colleges started recruiting computer teachers. Many more young people started computer businesses. Manual (letter) printing presses switched to offset printing using the computer. In 1999 the Computer Association of Satkhira was established with 30 members. Computer Association of Satkhira regularly organizes computer fairs in various locations for ICT awareness. Some of

224-610: The mangrove forest at Kaligonj Upazila. This forest, named Basjharia Joarar Ban, is popularly known as the forest of BADHA. The Joarar Ban is a cause of friction between the Bangladesh and Indian border. India-Bangladesh (Bhomra land port ): 200 yards distant BGP camp from the main port. The Bhomra land port is the second largest in Bangladesh. The Bhomra land customs station was inaugurated in 1996. Roads and highways are Satkhira-Khulna, Satkhira-Jessore, Satkhira-Assasuni-Ghola, Satkhira-Kaligonj-Shyamnagar. Satkhira-Kaligonj-Shyamnagar

240-603: The west by North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal , India. The annual average maximum temperature reaches 35.5 °C (95.9 °F); minimum temperature is 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). The annual rainfall is 1710 mm (67 in). The main rivers are the Kopotakhi river across Dorgapur union of Assasuni Upazila , Morichap River , Kholpetua River , Betna River , Raimangal River , Hariabhanga river , Ichamati River , Betrabati River and Kalindi-Jamuna River . Tropical savanna climates have

256-565: Was 3,865. Satkhira had a 47% Hindu population in 1941 dominated by Scheduled Castes, with several thanas in the present district having a Hindu majority. During the massive riots in the 1950s and 1960s most of the Hindus there fled to neighboring India . The population of Hindus and Christians has remained constant since 1981, but their percentages have fallen massively. Christians live mainly in Kalaroa and Tala upazilas. Economoy of Satkhira

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