Satkhira
Satkhira District of Bangladesh
City & Municipality in Khulna, Bangladesh
Satkhira সাতক্ষীরা satghoria (old name) | |
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City & Municipality | |
 Circuit House, Satkhira | |
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) | |
| • Total | 113,322 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time) |
| National Dialing Code | +880 |
Satkhira(Bengali: সাতক্ষীরা) is a city and district headquarter of Satkhira District in Khulna 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.
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]
Demographics
| Religions in Satkhira city (2011)[2] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 89.37% | |||
| Hinduism | 10.07% | |||
| Christianity | 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
| 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] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Al Hasnat, Mahdi; Teirstein, Zoya (30 May 2024). "The bizarre link between rising sea levels and complications in pregnancy". Vox.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Satkhira" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Satkhira district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Satkhira". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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