Saturia Upazila

Saturia
সাটুরিয়া
Upazila
Saturia

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°58.5′N 90°2.5′E / 23.9750°N 90.0417°ECoordinates: 23°58.5′N 90°2.5′E / 23.9750°N 90.0417°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Manikganj District
Area
  Total 140.12 km2 (54.10 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 140,215
  Density 1,001/km2 (2,590/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Saturia

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

Geography

Saturia is located at 23°35′33″N 90°01′23″E / 23.5925°N 90.0231°E . It has 27174 units of house hold and total area 140.12 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Saturia has a population of 140215. Males constitute 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.[1]

Administrative

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

The Upozila Parishad Office is at The Village name Baliati.

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See also

References

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