Baleshwari River Explained

Baleshwari River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Bangladesh
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Barisal Division
Subdivision Type4:Districts
Subdivision Name4:Bagerhat and Barguna
Length:146km (91miles)
Source1:Kaliganga River
Source1 Coordinates:22.7341°N 89.9972°W
Mouth:Haringhata River (to the Bay of Bengal)
Mouth Coordinates:22.4903°N 89.9801°W

The Baleshwari River is located in Bangladesh, forming part of the eastern border of Bagerhat District and the western border of Barguna District.[1] It borders on the east the largest mangrove forest in the world, in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, the Bangladesh part of which is set aside as the Sundarbans Reserve Forest. The 146 kilometers long Baleshwar flows south into the Haringhata River, which empties into the Bay of Bengal.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kamal, HM Khaled . 2012 . Bagerhat District . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bagerhat_District . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.