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. 2017 Jan;60:206–222. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.10.001

Table 3.

Range in agricultural land area and suitability classification for surface water irrigation within the 400 m buffer of rivers, canals, and other dry rabi season available water sources, under fallow and low crop productions intensities during the dry rabi season based on Landsat-5 observations averaged across the 2011–20112, 2012–20113, and 2013–2014 rabi seasons in southern Bangladesha.

Division District Hydro zoneb Agricultural land use intensity and suitability classification
Fallow land (ha)
 Low-production intensity crop land (ha)
High potential Medium potential Low potential Marginal High potential Medium potential Low potential Marginal
Barisal



 Barguna SC 155 2,244 930 137 1,619 5,084 2,906 375
Barisalc SC / SW 1,699 0 0 0 11,905 0 0 0
Bhola SC 1,244 25 0 1,799 3,402 120 0 2,570
Jhalokati SC 535 0 0 0 4,708 0 0 0
Patuakhali SC 2,101 4,025 1,163 4,712 10,696 8,916 3,043 7,728
Pirojpur SC / SW 484 63 51 108 4,694 422 691 683



Sub-Total 6,218 6,357 2,144 6,756 37,025 14,541 6,640 11,357



Chittagong Chandpurc SC 42 30 0 0 260 275 0 0



Sub-Total 42 30 0 0 260 275 0 0



Dhaka



 Faridpurc SC / SW 2,128 0 0 0 7,321 0 0 0
Gopalganj SC / SW 528 78 0 0 3,338 333 0 0
Madaripurc SC / SW 723 0 0 0 4,192 0 0 0
Manikganjc SC 300 0 0 0 711 0 0 0
Rajbaric SC / SW 545 0 0 0 2,967 0 0 0
Shariatpurc SC 338 2 0 0 3,194 17 0 0



Sub-Total 4,562 80 0 0 21,723 350 0 0



Khulna







 Bagerhat SW 132 54 0 1,362 979 284 0 3,418
Chuadanga SW 483 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessore SW 501 159 0 118 4,192 1,189 0 420
Jhenaidah SW 539 0 0 0 6,478 0 0 0
Khulna SW 2 100 0 12,725 8 146 0 3,464
Kushtiac SW 594 0 0 0 4,329 0 0 0
Magura SW 651 0 0 0 3,770 0 0 0
Meherpurc SW 196 0 0 0 1,237 0 0 0
Narail SW 482 54 0 274 3,324 109 0 1,777
Satkhirac SW 1 31 0 2,418 13 369 0 1,974



Sub-Total 3,582 398 0 16,897 27,151 2,097 0 11,053



SC (Total) 8,711 6,361 2,144 6,730 47,939 14,688 6,640 11,206
SW (Total) 5,693 504 0 16,923 38,220 2,574 0 11,204



Grand Total 14,403 6,866 2,144 23,653 86,159 17,262 6,640 22,409
a

Note that data include a 15 m exclusion buffer area adjacent to all waterways and water bodies for conservation purposes.

b

Hydrological zone. SW = South-west. SC = South-central.

c

Districts that are not entirely covered by the area of interest.