Magura (Bengali: মাগুরা, romanized: māgurā) is a city located on the banks of the Nabaganga River in south-western Bangladesh.
[1]: 388–394 According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Magura city had 22,105 households and a population of 98355.
Magura had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.03%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1005 females per 1000 males.
[4] In 1972, a local government body (municipality) called Magura Municipality was formed to provide services and other facilities to the citizens of Magura city, which is divided into 9 wards and 61 mahallas.
[2] The toal area of Magura city is 44.36 square km.
In the south-east it goes to Khulna and Benapole-Petrapole-Kolkata through Jashore and goes to Kushtia and Chuadanga through Jhenaidah.
Buses run to and from Magura to all major cities in Bangladesh, including Dhaka, Khulna, and Chattogram.