Netrokona is a fast-growing city, which is 175 km away from the Dhaka city. It is beside the Magra River and well connected with road, water, and railways. It is one of the oldest towns in the sub-continent and was declared Municipality in 1887. Netrokona is one of the 53 district level municipalities in the country. The geographical coordinates of Netrokona are in 24°34' and 25°12' north latitudes and in between 90°00' and 91°07' east longitudes.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Netrokona Municipality population was 91,936. The urban population growth in Netrokona is 2% 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 120,800.
The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that only twenty two percent (22%) of the excreta flow is classified as safely managed, and the remaining seventy eight percent (78%) is classified as unsafely managed.
CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2023). SFD (Lite) Report - Netrokona Municipality CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE
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