About Jhenaidah District

Jhenaidah is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is a part of the khulna District. It is an area 1964.77 km².It is bordered by the Kushtia District to the north.Jhenaidah district has about 17,71,304 people.Density of the population is 901.5 inh./km². Annual average temperature: maximum 37.1°C, minimum 11.2°C; annual rainfall 1467 mm.Administrator of Zila Porishod: Advocate Abdul Wahed Zoarder 
Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Safiqul Islam
Mayor of Municipality: Saidul Karim Mintu

There are six upazilas under this district:

1. Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila
2. Maheshpur Upazila
3. Kaliganj Upazila
4. Kotchandpur Upazila
5. Shailkupa Upazila
6. Harinakunda Upazila  

It has many educational institutions like Govt.KC Collage,Jhenaidah Collage,Govt.Boys School,Govt.Girls School etc.The district is predominately Muslim, 89.6%. The next largest religion is Hinduism with 10.3%.There are many financial institution like Sonali Bank,Rupali Bank,Brack Bank,UCB Bank,Islamic Bank etc.

(admin:Kadirul Islam)