Kotri

Kotri
  • ڪوٽڙي‎
  • کوٹری
City
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Kotri Bridge at night, Kotri Barrage at Indus River
Kotri is located in Sindh
Kotri
Kotri
Kotri is located in Pakistan
Kotri
Kotri
Coordinates: 25°22′26″N 68°18′05″E / 25.373964°N 68.301315°E / 25.373964; 68.301315
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
DistrictJamshoro
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • City
106,615
 • Rank118th, Pakistan
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Kotri (Sindhi: ڪوٽڙي‎, Urdu: کوٹری) is a city and the headquarters of the Kotri Taluka of Jamshoro District of Sindh province in Pakistan.[2] Located on the right bank of the Indus River, it is the 118th most populous city in Pakistan.[1]

Name

The name Koṭri is the diminutive form of the word koṭ, meaning "fort"; thus, the name means "little fort".[3]

Demographics

As per the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population of Kotri city was recorded as 106,615. According to the 1998 Census, the population of the city was 62,085.[1]

Economy

Kotri is a hub for textile production and fishing.[4]

Education

Universities

Notable people

  • Ali Muhammad (1940 – 8 August 2016), known professionally as Ali Baba (Sindhi: علي بابا, Urdu: علی بابا), was a notable Sindhi-language drama writer and novelist. He was born in Kotri. He died on 8 August 2016 due to a heart attack in his home at Karachi.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". Citypopulation.de website. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Historical Places of Dadu". Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ Gidwani, Parso J. (1990). "Place-Names of Sindh". Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute. 49: 153–156. JSTOR 42930281.
  4. ^ Makhdoom, Tayyaba Rafique; Shah, Syed Abdul Sattar; Makhdoom, Faiza (2016). "Socio-economic well-being through fishing in Kotri downstream: should the river be kept on flowing?". The Government: Research Journal of Political Science. 5: 195–209.