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Permanent water covers 19% of Bhola and 3% of the country

Permanent water covers 19% of Bhola and 3% of the country

18.6

Highest · Bhola

0.0

Lowest · Mymensingh

64/64

Districts with a value

Per cent of land area

Unit

SOURCE

Derived in-repo from Google Earth Engine district aggregations; JRC Global Surface Water, permanent-water class

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