Jessore

Jashore যশোর Jessore
City & Municipality
Clockwise for top: Jashore Collectorate Building, Jessore Airport, academic building of Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore Institute Public Library, Jessore Polytechnic Institute, Michael Madhusudan College
Jashore Location within Khulna division Jashore Location within Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°10′01″N 89°12′32″E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna
District	Jessore
Upazila	Jessore Sadar
Established	1450 (1450)
Municipality	13 July 1864 (1864-07-13)
Named for	Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Body	Jashore Municipality
• Mayor	Vacant
Area
• Total	21.15 km2 (8.17 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	209,352
• Rank	13th
• Density	9,898/km2 (25,640/sq mi)
Demonym	Jashorie or Jessoree
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal Code	7400–7409
IDD : Calling Code  Jessore Municipality mahallah geocode map	+880 (0)421
Languages	Standard Bengali (Official)
Police	Bangladesh Police
Airport	Jessore Airport
Literacy rate	63.08 (2023)

Jessore (Bengali: যশোর, romanized: jôshor, [dʒɔʃor]), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District in Khulna Division. It lies in southwestern Bangladesh. It is home to the first flight training school of the Bangladeshi Air Force, established in 1971. Jashore city consists of 9 wards and 73 mahalls. Jashore municipality was established in 1864. The area of the town is 21.15 km². It has a population of about 209,330 according to the record of Jashore municipality, which makes it the 22nd largest city in Bangladesh. Jashore also has a domestic airport known as Jashore Airport.