Kotwali Thana (Chittagong)

Kotwali
কোতোয়ালী
Thana
Kotwali is located in Bangladesh
Kotwali
Kotwali
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°20.3′N 91°50.3′E / 22.3383°N 91.8383°E / 22.3383; 91.8383
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictChittagong District
MetropolisChittagong
Jatiya Sangsad constituencyChittagong-9
Formed1978; 47 years ago (1978)
Government
 • TypeMetropolitan Police
 • BodyChattogram Metropolitan Police
 • Officer in ChargeMuhammad Fazlul Quader Chowdhury
Area
 • Total
6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
231,872
 • Density39,566/km2 (102,480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4000
Area code031[3]

Kotwali, Chattogram (Bengali: কোতোয়ালী, চট্টগ্রাম) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

Chittagong Kotwali Thana is located at 22°20′15″N 91°50′20″E / 22.3375°N 91.8389°E / 22.3375; 91.8389 . It has 43062 households and total area 6.24 km2.

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chittagong Kotwali had a population of 246,893, of whom 159,706 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 62.62% of the population, and females 37.38%. Chittagong Kotwali had an average literacy rate of 71.5% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[4]

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Kazim Ali High School, founded in 1885, is a notable secondary school.[5]

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chittagong
Chittagong Court Building
Cheragi Pahar
Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque

See also

References

  1. ^ "Geographic coordinates of Chattagram Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  2. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ^ Bhuiyan, Golam Kibria (2012). "Kotwali Thana (Chittagong Metropolitan)". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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