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Gorai-Madhumati River | |
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The Gorai River at Kushtia Borobazar ghat | |
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Native name | গড়াই-মধুমতি নদী (Bengali) |
Location | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Districts | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Near Barakhada,Kushtia fromPadma river |
Mouth | |
• location | Near Hularhar,Pirojpur toKatcha river |
Length | 372 km (231 mi) |
TheGorai-Madhumati (Bengali:গড়াই-মধুমতি,romanized: gaṛāi-madhumati ,Gôŗai-Modhumoti) is one of the longest rivers inBangladesh and adistributary of theGanges.[1] In its upper reaches, it is called the Gorai, and the name changes to Madhumati further downstream. The Madhumati flows throughKushtia,Jessore,Rajbari,Faridpur,Khulna,Pirojpur andBarguna districts inBangladesh.
23°55′00″N89°09′00″E / 23.9167°N 89.1500°E /23.9167; 89.1500
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