Religion
| Religion in Satkhira District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 75.08% | |||
| Hinduism | 24.45% | |||
| Christianity | 0.28% | |||
| Buddhism | 0.01% | |||
| others | 0.18% | |||
The district of Satkhira consists 3296 mosques, 1305 temples, 59 churches, 35 Buddhist temples, 8 tombs and 45 shrines.
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