Kotwali Thana (Chittagong)

Kotwali

কোতোয়ালী
Kotwali কোতোয়ালী
Thana
	Kotwali Location in Bangladesh
	Coordinates: 22°20.3′N 91°50.3′E / 22.3383°N 91.8383°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Chittagong District
City	Chittagong
Government
• Type	Metropolitan Police
• Body	Chattogram Metropolitan Police
• Officer in Charge	Inspector Muhammad Fazlul Quader Chowdhury
Area
• Total	6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	231,872
• Density	39,566/km2 (102,480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4000
Area code	031

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

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

Gallery

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chittagong

Chittagong Court Building

Cheragi Pahar

Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque

References

^ "Geographic coordinates of Chattagram Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
^ 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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[Elevation_of_Chattagram-1] "Geographic coordinates of Chattagram Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

[census2022-nationalreport-2] National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.

[areacode-3] "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.

[census-4] "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

[Banglapedia-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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