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Magura (Bengali: মাগুরা) is a district in south-western Bangladesh, situated 176 kilometers from Dhaka. It is a part of Khulna Division.[3] The main mode of transportation is by bus, and no train transport is available.^{[citation needed]}

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Magura district মাগুরা
District of Bangladesh
Fields in Magura
Location of Magura District in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Magura District
Coordinates: 23.40°N 89.40°E / 23.40; 89.40
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Ashraful Alam
Area
• Total	1,048.61 km2 (404.87 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	918,419
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	50.6%[1]
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	7600
HDI (2019)	0.660[2] medium · 2nd of 20

Administration

Magura district has 4 upazilas. They are:

1. Magura Sadar Upazila
2. Mohammadpur Upazila
3. Shalikha Upazila
4. Sreepur Upazila

Geography

Magura District (Khulna Division) with an area of 1048 km², is bounded by Rajbari district to the north, Jessore and Narail districts to the south, Faridpur district to the east and Jhenaidah district to the west. The district is flat plain in the heart of the Ganges Delta.

Climate

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1974	516,711	—
1981	610,698	+2.42%
1991	724,027	+1.72%
2001	824,311	+1.31%
2011	918,419	+1.09%
Sources:[4]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Magura District had a population of 918,419, of which 454,739 were males and 463,380 females. Rural population was 798,005 (86.89%) and urban population was 120,414 (13.11%). Magura had a literacy rate of 50.24% for the population 7 years and above: 52.87% for males and 46.31% for females.[4]

Religion in present-day Magura district[lower-alpha 1]

Religion	Population (1941)[5]: 86–87	Percentage (1941)	Population (2011)[4]	Percentage (2011)
Islam	183,266	59.74%	753,199	82.01%
Hinduism	122,782	40.02%	164,578	17.92%
Others [lower-alpha 2]	726	0.24%	642	0.07%
Total Population	306,774	100%	918,419	100%

Muslims are 82.01% of the population while Hindus are 17.92% of the population. The Hindu population has stayed constant since 1981.[4]

Notable residents

• Farrukh Ahmed, poet
• Shamsun Nahar Ahmed, Member of Parliament, was from Magura District.[6]
• Syed Ali Ahsan, poet
• Mir Hasem Ali, elected as an MLA of East Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1954.
• Syed Ator Ali, elected as an MPA of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1970, a Political Convenor of Sector No. 8 and 9 during Liberation War.
• M Yousuff Ali, fisheries biologist, policy planner, administrator and advocate for protecting the open water fishery resources.
• Mohammad Asaduzzaman, elected as an MP of Jatiya Sangsad for 3 times.
• Shakib Al Hasan, All-rounder, Bangladesh National Cricket Team
• Muhammad Sohrab Hossain Twice MNA Pakistan, Prominent Minister holding 8 ministry in Sheikh Mujib's cabinet. One of the founding fathers of Bangladesh and President of the first ever meeting in the Jessore District after the Liberation of Bangladesh.
• Kamrul Laila Jolly, former Member of Parliament
• Kazi Salimul Haque Kamal, two-term Member of Parliament for Magura-2
• Kazi Kader Newaj, poet
• Gangadhar Sen Roy, Ayurveda physician and Sanskrit scholar
• Biren Sikder, Former State Minister of Youth and Sports
• Saifuzzaman Shikhor, current MP of Magura-1

References

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- [en] Magura District

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[ru] Магура (округ)

Магура (бенг. মাগুরা জেলা, англ. Magura District) — округ на западе Бангладеш, в области Кхулна. Образован в 1984 году. Административный центр — город Магура. Площадь округа — 1048 км². По данным переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 811 160 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 28,5 %, что значительно ниже среднего уровня по Бангладеш (43,1 %). 77,89 % населения округа исповедовало ислам, 21,89 % — индуизм.

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