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22-458: The district consists of two municipalities, seven upazilas , 79 union porishods, 8 thana (police station) and 1,436 villages. The upazilas are: The two municipalities are Satkhira and Kalaroa. Satkhira District has an area of 3,817 square kilometres (1,474 sq mi). It is bordered to the north by Jessore District , on the south by the Bay of Bengal , to the east by Khulna District , and to

44-563: A list of the busiest airports in the world, by international passenger traffic, as of 2018. Airports serving international passengers are effectively checkpoints, and have the proper customs, immigration and quarantine facilities. Airports Council International 's (January–December) preliminary figures are as follows. This is a list of the busiest seaports in the world, with proper customs, immigration and quarantine facilities to be deemed as maritime checkpoints . Although figures simply represent total passenger traffic, most (if not, all) of

66-405: A monthly mean temperature above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is " Aw " (tropical savanna climate). According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh , Satkhira District had 566,752 households and

88-401: A place where a road crosses an internal Schengen border is legally not a "border crossing point". This is a list of the busiest land border checkpoints in the world, handling more than 35 million travelers in both directions annually. These travelers (or individual crossings) comprise pedestrians, drivers and vehicle passengers. International border checkpoints are in green. Notes: This is

110-435: A population of 2,196,582 with an average 3.85 people per household. Among the population, 360,699 (16.42%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 575 people per km. Satkhira District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 75.32%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1009 females per 1000 males. Approximately, 19.67% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic population

132-517: A sub-unit of a district . It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into union council areas (union parishads). Bangladesh has 495 upazilas. The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs). This system of devolution

154-626: Is mainly Agriculture based. But it has diverse opportuniy of economic prosperity. One land port (Bhomra) and several export producs make Satkhira as the next properious district of Bangladesh. Most of the peoples of the southern part of Satkhira depend on pisciculture , locally called gher . Main fruits are aam ( mango ), jaam ( blackberry ), kathal ( jackfruit ), kola (banana), pepe ( papaya ), lichoo ( litchi ), naarikel ( coconut ) and peyara ( guava ). Farms are 86 dairies , 322 poultry farms, 3,046 fisheries , 3,650 shrimp farms, 66 hatcheries and one cattle breeding centre. Export products Sundarbans

176-600: Is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world, is a World Heritage Site , and covers an area of 5,747 square kilometres (2,219 sq mi). The region is home to many ancient buildings and temples such as Sultanpur Shahi Mosque (500 years old) and Pir-e-Kamel Kari Hafez Sah-Sufi Jonab Hazrat Maolana Azizur Rahman (Rh) was a Muslim Sufi Saint and local ruler Kalimakhali, assasuni upozila in Satkhira (now in Bangladesh ). Attractions also include

198-460: Is very bad due to the conductor's corruption. Recently established one medical college, 79 colleges, one primary teacher's training institute, 421 high schools, 41 junior high schools, 259 madrassas, and 822 government primary schools. Some of the notable educational institutions are: In 1994, a few young people started a computer training center as a business and prepared some talents who later started other computer businesses and ultimately created

220-544: The Schengen Agreement ). Land border checkpoints (land ports of entry) can be contrasted with the customs and immigration facilities at seaports , international airports , and other ports of entry . Checkpoints generally serve two purposes: Checkpoints are usually staffed by a uniformed service (sometimes referred to as customs service or border patrol agents ). In some countries (e.g. China) there are border checkpoints for both those entering and those exiting

242-399: The computer fairs were supported by Bangladesh Computer Samity with the presence of Mustafa Jabbar , the current ICT minister. Upazila An upazila ( Bengali : উপজেলা , romanized :  upajēlā , lit.   'sub-district' pronounced: ['upɘdʒeːlaː] ), formerly called thana , is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as

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264-552: The country, while in others (e.g. U.S. and Canada), there are border checkpoints only when entering the country. (There are also United States Border Patrol interior checkpoints .) The Schengen Borders Code , which forms part of the law of the European Union , defines some terms as follows (particularities with respect to the EU are left out, in order to emphasize general usability of those definitions): These definitions mean that

286-571: The idea of digital Satkhira. Slowly the computer replaced manual machines in the office, banks, and other institutions. Schools and colleges started recruiting computer teachers. Many more young people started computer businesses. Manual (letter) printing presses switched to offset printing using the computer. In 1999 the Computer Association of Satkhira was established with 30 members. Computer Association of Satkhira regularly organizes computer fairs in various locations for ICT awareness. Some of

308-566: The local government. On 22 January 2010 the first election in 18 years of upazila porishod was held. Border checkpoint A border checkpoint is a location on an international border where travelers or goods are inspected and allowed (or denied) passage through. Authorization often is required to enter a country through its borders. Access-controlled borders often have a limited number of checkpoints where they can be crossed without legal sanctions. Arrangements or treaties may be formed to allow or mandate less restrained crossings (e.g.

330-551: The mangrove forest at Kaligonj Upazila. This forest, named Basjharia Joarar Ban, is popularly known as the forest of BADHA. The Joarar Ban is a cause of friction between the Bangladesh and Indian border. India-Bangladesh (Bhomra land port ): 200 yards distant BGP camp from the main port. The Bhomra land port is the second largest in Bangladesh. The Bhomra land customs station was inaugurated in 1996. Roads and highways are Satkhira-Khulna, Satkhira-Jessore, Satkhira-Assasuni-Ghola, Satkhira-Kaligonj-Shyamnagar. Satkhira-Kaligonj-Shyamnagar

352-504: The meaning, thanas functioned much as an administrative and geographic region, much as today's upazilas. In 1982 thanas were re-termed to as upazilas with provisions for semi-autonomous local governance. This system was reverted to the thana system in 1992. Later in 1999 geographic regions under administrations of thanas were converted into upazilas. All administrative terms in this level were renamed from thana to upazila . For instance, thana nirbahi officer ( lit. thana executive officer)

374-749: The renaming of Dakshin Sunamganj Upazila to " Shantiganj Upazila " as well as the creation of three new upazilas; Eidgaon Upazila in Cox's Bazar District , Madhyanagar Upazila in Sunamganj District and Dasar Upazila in Madaripur District . Upazila nirbahi officer (UNO, or upazila executive officer; Bengali : উপজেলা নির্বাহী কর্মকর্তা ) is a non-elected administrator in an upazila . UNOs are senior assistant secretary of Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration) Cadre. They act as executive officer of

396-415: The upazila under the elected posts. Each upazila parishad (or council) has a chairman , a vice-chairman and a woman vice-chairman . All three are elected through direct popular election. Union parishad chairmen within the upazila are considered as the members of the porishod . The post of a woman vice-chairman was created to ensure at least one-third woman representation in the all elected posts of

418-598: The west by North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal , India. The annual average maximum temperature reaches 35.5 °C (95.9 °F); minimum temperature is 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). The annual rainfall is 1710 mm (67 in). The main rivers are the Kopotakhi river across Dorgapur union of Assasuni Upazila , Morichap River , Kholpetua River , Betna River , Raimangal River , Hariabhanga river , Ichamati River , Betrabati River and Kalindi-Jamuna River . Tropical savanna climates have

440-556: Was 3,865. Satkhira had a 47% Hindu population in 1941 dominated by Scheduled Castes, with several thanas in the present district having a Hindu majority. During the massive riots in the 1950s and 1960s most of the Hindus there fled to neighboring India . The population of Hindus and Christians has remained constant since 1981, but their percentages have fallen massively. Christians live mainly in Kalaroa and Tala upazilas. Economoy of Satkhira

462-543: Was introduced by the former military ruler and president of Bangladesh , Lt-Gen Hossain Muhammad Ershad , in an attempt to strengthen local government. Below UPs, villages ( gram ) and para exist, but these have no administrative power and elected members. The Local Government Ordinance of 1982 was amended a year later, redesignating and upgrading the existing thanas as upazilas . Upazilas were formerly known as thana , which literally means police station. Despite

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484-566: Was renamed upazila nirbahi officer ( lit. upazila executive officer). The word thana is now used to solely refer to police stations . Generally, there is one police station for each upazila, but larger administrative units may have more than one police station covering different regions. However, it was complicated again and currently, Upazilas which combinely form "Administrative Districts " are known as Thanas. For example: Panchlaish Thana , Double Mooring Thana under Chittagong district. On 26 July 2021, Khandker Anwarul Islam announced

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