Kushtia

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]

This article is about the city. For the district, see Kushtia District. For the subdistrict, see Kushtia Sadar Upazila.

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

References

1. "History of Kushtia municipality". Retrieved 2019-10-07.
2. "Mayor of Kushtia city's civic body". News24.com. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
3. 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. http://municipality.kushtia.gov.bd/site/page/3ed097e8-0fbf-48c5-8371-2ec343f0f870/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87
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.