Kotwali Thana (Khulna)

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Kotwali Thana
কোতোয়ালি থানা
খুলনা সদর
Kotwali Thana is located in Bangladesh
Kotwali Thana
Kotwali Thana
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°48.5′N 89°34′E / 22.8083°N 89.567°E / 22.8083; 89.567Coordinates: 22°48.5′N 89°34′E / 22.8083°N 89.567°E / 22.8083; 89.567
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictKhulna District
Area
 • Total9.45 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total224,444
 • Density24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitebangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/khulna/KhulnaKotwaliT.gif

Kotwali Thana (Bengali: কোতোয়ালি থানা) is a thana of Khulna Metropolitan Police in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is also known as Khulna Sadar. It is the most densely populated subdistrict in the division.

Geography[]

Kotwali Thana is located at

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22°48′30″N 89°34′00″E / 22.8083°N 89.5667°E / 22.8083; 89.5667. It has 36895 households and total area 9.45 km2.[1]

Demographics[]

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kotwali Thana had a population of 191,910, of whom 111,725 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 54.87% of the population, and females 45.13%. It had an average literacy rate of 59.7% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2] At the 2001 census it had a population of 250,651, and at the 2011 census, 224,444.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Shah Siddiq (2012). "Kotwali Thana (Khulna Metropolitan)". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh: Administrative Division". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2014-04-20.


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