Satkhira District

Satkhira (Bengali: সাতক্ষীরা জেলা, Sātakṣīrā jelā) is an administrative district in southwestern Bangladesh, located within Khulna Division, the higher administrative unit. The capital, located in the northern part of the district, is also called Satkhira. The district has a population of 1,155,824 (2011 census).

The 3858.33 sq km district has Jessore to the north as its neighbouring district, Khulna district to the east, Bay of Bengal to the south and on the western side is the Indian state of West Bengal.

The major rivers of the district, which is largely encroached by the Sundarbans, are the Kobadak, Sonai, Kholpatua, Morishap, Raimangal, Hariabhanga, Ichamati, Betrabati and Kalindi-Jamuna.

Satkhira was first administratively subordinated to Jessore in 1861, before being subordinated to Khulna in 1882. Since 1984, it has been an independent administrative district, which in turn is divided into the seven upazilas of Satkhira Sadar, Assasuni, Debhata, Kalaroa, Kaliganj, Shyamnagar and Tala. Within this administrative subdivision, there are two self-governing towns (municipalities), 79 Union Parishads (village councils) and 1436 villages.