Kotwali Thana (Dhaka)
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Kotwali Thana
কোতোয়ালী থানা | |
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  Kotwali Thana Location of Kotwali Thana within Dhaka  Kotwali Thana Location of Kotwali Thana within Dhaka Division  Kotwali Thana Location of Kotwali Thana within Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°42′38″N 90°24′32″E / 23.71069°N 90.409°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Established as a thana | 1976 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 49,085 |
| • Density | 92,667/km2 (240,010/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1100[3] |
| Area code | 02[4] |
Dhaka Kotwali (Bengali: ঢাকা কোতোয়ালী) is the Sadar (Principal) Thana of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit]Dhaka Kotwali is bounded by Bangshal Thana on the north, Keraniganj Upazila on the south, Sutrapur Thana on the east, Chawkbazar Thana on the west. It has total area of 0.67 km2.[5]
Demographics
[edit]According to 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kotwali Thana has a population of 62,087 with average household size of 5.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 73.0% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Syed Marufuzzaman (2012). "Kotwali Thana (Dhaka Metropolitan)". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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