Jessore District
Jessore District
যশোর জেলা | |
|---|---|
| Jashore District | |
Clockwise from top-left: Jessore Collectorate Building, Jessore Airport, Michael Madhusudan College, Jashore University of Science and Technology | |
Location of Jessore District in Bangladesh | |
Expandable map of Jessore District | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District Established | 1781 |
| Headquarters | Jessore |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Md Abraul Hasan Mojumder |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Md. Asaduzzaman |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,606.94 km2 (1,006.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,076,144 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 7400 |
| Area code | 0421 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-22 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.701 high · 2nd of 20 |
| Website | jessore |
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Jessore District, officially Jashore District (Bengali: যশোর জেলা; Bengali pronunciation: [Jaw-shor Jela]), is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna and Satkhira districts to the south, Khulna and Narail to the east, and Jhenaidah and Magura districts to the north. Jessore is the capital of the district. Jessore is the home to the ancestors of Rabindranath Tagore. Jashore was the first independent district of Bangladesh in 1971.
Jessore district was established in 1781. It consists of 8 municipalities, 8 upazilas, 92 unions, 1,329 mouzas, 1,477 villages and 120 mahallas. The upazilas are: Abhaynagar Upazila, Bagherpara Upazila, Chaugachha Upazila, Jessore Sadar Upazila, Jhikargachha Upazila, Keshabpur Upazila, Manirampur Upazila, and Sharsha Upazila.
The district produces a variety of crops. Date sugar, called patali, is made from the sap of locally grown date trees. It is cooked, thickened and crystallised using a traditional method. Patali is mainly produced in Khajura, but many date trees are cultivated in the Keshabpur Upazila and Manirampur Upazila areas.