Satkhira is a fast-growing city, which is 260.1 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Betna River and well connected with road and water. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared Municipality in 1869. Satkhira is one of the 53 district level municipalities in the country. The geographical coordinates of Satkhira are in between 21°36' and 22°54' north latitudes and in between 88°54' and 89°20' east longitudes. According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Satkhira city population was 113,322. The urban population growth in Satkhira is 1.50% per year. Considering 10% floating population, such as farmers and traders, comes to the city every day, the present (2020) population is estimated to be around 142,528. The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that only twenty nine percent (29%) of the excreta flow is classified as safely managed, and the remaining seventy one percent (71%) is classified as unsafely managed.

• Prepared by: CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE
• Date of production: 02/09/2025
• Last update: 02/09/2025