Khulna

Khulna
/kool"neuh/, n.
a city in S Bangladesh, on the delta of the Ganges. 437,304.

* * *

City (pop., 1991: metro. area, 877,388), southwestern Bangladesh.

Located northeast of Kolkata (Calcutta), India, it is an important river port and trade centre and is connected by road and rail to the major cities of the southern Ganges delta. It became a municipality in 1884 and it is the seat of a university.

* * *

      city, southwestern Bangladesh. It lies along the Bhairab River in the south-central Padma River (Ganges [Ganga] River) (Ganges River) delta. An important river port and produce-collection and trade centre, it is connected by riverboat, road, and rail to the major cities of the region. Shipyards are located about 3 miles (5 km) to the south, on the Kazibacha River. Forest products from the forest-and-swamp area known as the Sundarbans supply Khulna's textile, paper, and board mills, as well as its match and newsprint factories. The city also produces steel, cables, milled rice, and flour. Khulna was constituted a municipality in 1884 and now is home to Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (1974), Khulna University (1987), and several other institutions of higher learning. The surrounding area, between the Hugli (Hugli River) (India) and Meghna (Meghna River) estuaries of the Padma delta, consists of a flat alluvial plain intersected by silt-laden rivers. Pop. (2001) city, 884,445; urban area, 1,172,831.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Khulna — Khulna …   Wikipedia Español

  • Khulnâ — Administration Pays  Bangladesh …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Khulna — es una ciudad de Bangladesh, capital de la división del mismo nombre Khulna. Otro nombre de Khulna es la ciudad industrial o Shilpa Nagori (en bengalí Shilpa significa industria y Nagori significa ciudad). Khulna fue la espina dorsal de la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Khulna — Khulnâ Khulna est la troisième plus grande ville du Bangladesh (1 311 100 habitants) et la capitale de la province de Khulnâ. Liens externes Plan de Khulna introuvable Université de technologie et d ingénierie de Khulna (KUET) Villes du …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Khulna — Infobox city official name = Khulna nickname = image map caption = Location of Khulna in Bangladesh subdivision type = Country subdivision type1 = Administrative District subdivision name = Bangladesh subdivision name1 = Khulna District leader… …   Wikipedia

  • Khulna — খুলনা Khulna …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Khulna — Khụlna,   Hauptstadt des Verwaltungsbezirks Khulna in Südwest Bangladesh, an einem Deltaarm des Ganges, (1991) 545 900 Einwohner, als Agglomeration 877 400Ew. (1974: 437 300 Einwohner); katholischer Bischofssitz; Werft, Verarbeitung von Jute und …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Khulna — Original name in latin Khulna Name in other language Khulna, Kkhulna, khulana, kuruna, Кхулна State code BD Continent/City Asia/Dhaka longitude 22.80978 latitude 89.56439 altitude 8 Population 1342339 Date 2012 07 05 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Khulna — Admin ASC 1 Code Orig. name Khulna Country and Admin Code BD.82 BD …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Khulna Division — is one of the six divisions of Bangladesh and is located in the south west of the country. It has a population of almost 30 million. Its headquarters is Khulna city in Khulna District.GeographyThe Khulna division borders the Rajshahi Division to… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”