Satkhira(Bengali: সাতক্ষীরা) is a city and district headquarter of Satkhira DistrictinKhulna Division, southwestern Bangladesh. The city has a population of about 113,000, making it the 20th largest city in Bangladesh. Satkhira also has a large proportion of the Sundarbans rainforest of Bangladesh.
Satkhira
সাতক্ষীরা
satghoria (old name)
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Circuit House, Satkhira
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  Satkhira location of Satkhira in Bangladesh Show map of Khulna division Satkhira Satkhira (Bangladesh) Show map of Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°43′08″N 89°04′17″E / 22.718802°N 89.071277°E / 22.718802; 89.071277 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Satkhira |
| Upazila | Satkhira Sadar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Paurashava (Municipal Corporation) |
| • Mayor | Tazkin Ahmed Chishti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.39 km2 (12.51 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 39th |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 113,322 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time) |
| National Dialing Code | +880 |
The area has suffered from saltwater intrusion into the water supply as a result of sea level rise, part of the effects of climate change in Bangladesh.[1]
| Religions in Satkhira city (2011)[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam |
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89.37% | ||
| Hinduism |
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10.07% | ||
| Christianity |
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0.56% | ||
At the time of the 2011 census, Satkhira had 26,896 households and a population of 113,322. 20,102 (17.74%) were under 10 years of age. Satkhira has a sex ratio of 967 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 69.3%.[2][3]
| Climate data for Satkhira (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.8 (101.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
43.4 (110.1) |
39.9 (103.8) |
37.1 (98.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
43.4 (110.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14 (0.6) |
33 (1.3) |
40 (1.6) |
71 (2.8) |
163 (6.4) |
281 (11.1) |
346 (13.6) |
300 (11.8) |
276 (10.9) |
151 (5.9) |
32 (1.3) |
6 (0.2) |
1,713 (67.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 111 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 215.3 | 220.6 | 250.6 | 251.7 | 243.2 | 154.9 | 140.1 | 149.4 | 165.4 | 213.3 | 227.1 | 210.3 | 2,441.9 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||