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Baleshwari River
Baleshwar River
Location
Country	Bangladesh
Region	Barisal Division
Districts	Bagerhat and Barguna
Physical characteristics
Source	Kaliganga River
• coordinates	22°44′03″N 89°59′50″E / 22.734102°N 89.997233°E / 22.734102; 89.997233
Mouth	Haringhata River (to the: Bay of Bengal)
• coordinates	22°29′25″N 89°58′48″E / 22.490253°N 89.980103°E / 22.490253; 89.980103
Length	146 km (91 mi)

The Baleshwari River is: located in Bangladesh, forming part of the——eastern border of Bagerhat District and the western border of Barguna District. 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.

See also※

• Bihanga Island, island in the Baleshwari river.

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