Khulna city

Khulna

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This article is about the city. For the division, see Khulna Division. For the district, see Khulna District. For the subdistrict, see Khulna Kotwali Thana.

Khulna খুলনা
Metropolis
Khulna
Coordinates: 22°49′0″N 89°33′0″ECoordinates: 22°49′0″N 89°33′0″E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Khulna District
Municipal Council:	12 December 1884
Municipal Corporation:	12 December 1984
City Corporation:	6 August 1990
Government
• Type	City Corporation
• Mayor	Moniruzzaman Moni (Bangladesh Nationalist Party)
Area[1]
• Total	80,01 km2 (3,089 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2012)	770 498
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
National Calling Code	+880
Calling Code	041
Literacy rate	59.1%[2]
Postal Code	Khulna GPO 9000 & Khulna Head Office 9100
Website	Khulna City Corporation

Khulna (Bengali: খুলনা ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of Khulna District and Khulna Division. The city has a population of more than 1.4 million people.^[3]
Khulna is an old river port located on the Rupsha River. It is an important hub of Bangladeshi industry and hosts many national companies. It is served by Port of Mongla, the second largest seaport in the country. It is also one of the two principal naval command centres of the Bangladesh Navy.
A colonial steamboat service, including the fleet Tern, Osrich and Lepcha, continues to operate on the river route to the city. It is regarded as the gateway to the Sundarbans, the world's largest tidal forest and home of the Bengal Tiger. Khulna is also situated north of the Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[4][5]