Meherpur (district)
Meherpur ( Bengali : মেহেরপুর জেলা , Meherapur jelā ) is an administrative district in the southwest of Bangladesh with about 580,000 inhabitants, which is within the Khulna division . The district capital is also called Meherpur .
The 716.08 km² district borders in the west on the Indian state of West Bengal , in the east on the Bangladeshi districts of Kushtia and Chuadanga . The largest rivers are Bhairab , Mathabhaga and Kazli .
Until the partition of India in 1947, the area belonged to the Nadia district .
The Meherpur District is divided into the three Upazilas Gangni, Meherpur Sadar and Mujibnagar.
Meherpur is characterized by agriculture, the most important crops are chilli , jute , sugar cane , tobacco and sweet potatoes .
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| Barishal |
Barguna • Barishal • Bhola • Jhalokathi • Patuakhali • Pirojpur |
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| Chittagong |
Bandarban • Brahmanbaria • Chandpur • Chittagong • Cox's Bazaar • Feni • Khagrachhari • Kumilla • Lakshmipur • Noakhali • Rangamati |
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| Dhaka |
Dhaka • Faridpur • Gazipur • Gopalganj • Kishoreganj • Madaripur • Manikganj • Munsiganj • Narayanganj • Narsingdi • Rajbari • Shariatpur • Tangail |
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| Khulna |
Bagerhat • Chuadanga • Jessore • Jhinaidah • Khulna • Kushtia • Magura • Meherpur • Narail • Satkhira |
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| Maimansingh |
Jamalpur • Maimansingh • Netrakona • Sherpur |
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| Rajshahi |
Bogra • Jaipurhat • Naogaon • Natore • Nawabganj • Pabna • Rajshahi • Sirajganj |
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| Rangpur |
Dinajpur • Gaibandha • Kurigram • Lalmonirhat • Nilphamari • Panchagarh • Rangpur • Thakurgaon |
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| Sylhet |
Habiganj • Moulvibazar • Sunamganj • Sylhet |
Coordinates: 23 ° 45 ' N , 88 ° 42' E