Saturia Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.9750° N 90.0417° E

Saturia Upazila

Saturia
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Manikganj District
Coordinates 23.9750° N 90.0417° E
Area 140.12 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
140215
 - 1001/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Saturia

Saturia (Bengali: সাতুরিয়া) is an Upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Saturia is located at 23.5925° N 90.0231° E . It has 27174 units of house hold and total area 140.12 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Saturia has a population of 140215. Males constitute are 49.84% of the population, and females 50.16%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 73439. Saturia has an average literacy rate of 22% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Saturia has 9 Unions/Wards, 165 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 215 villages.

[edit] See also


[edit] References

  1. ^ GR Error
  2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.