Jessore District

Jessore is a district in the southwestern region of Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west, Khulna District and Satkhira District to the south, Magura and Narail to the east, and Jhenaidah District to the north. The district produces a variety of crops year-round. 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.

Jessore district was established in 1781. It consists of 4 municipalities, 36 wards, 8 upazilas, 92 unions, 1329 mouzas, 1434 villages and 120 mahallas. Upazilas are Abhaynagar Upazila, Bagherpara Upazila, Chaugachha Upazila, Jessore Sadar Upazila, Jhikargachha Upazila, Keshabpur Upazila, Manirampur Upazila, and Sharsha Upazila.

History

Jessore district once belonged to the ancient Janapada kingdom of Samatat Janapada. In the 15th century, Jessore was a part of the kingdom of Pratapaditya.

Jessore (town)

Jessore (Bengali: যশোর ) is a town in south-western Bangladesh. It is the capital of Jessore District. Jessore town consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls. Jessore municipality was established in 1864. The area of the town is 25.72 km². It has a population of 201,796 at the 2011 Census. The literacy rate among the townspeople is 56.57% in 1991.

Coordinates: 23°10′N 89°13′E / 23.167°N 89.217°E / 23.167; 89.217

Jessore-1 (Jatiyo Sangshad constituency)

The Jessore-1 is a Jatiyo Sangshad (National Parliamentary) constituency of Government of Bangladesh in Jessore District. It contains Sharsha Upazila.

Members of Parliament

Key

      Bangladesh Awami League
      Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
      Jatiya Party
      Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad)
      Independent

List

See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh

Notes

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