Saturia (Bengali: সাটুরিয়া) is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The administrative center is located in Saturia.
Saturia
সাটুরিয়া | |
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Upazila | |
Saturia Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°58.5′N 90°2.5′E | |
| Country | |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Manikganj District |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Abdul Mazid Photo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 140.12 km2 (54.10 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 140,215 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Saturia |
Saturia is located at 23.5925°N 90.0231°E / 23.5925; 90.0231. It has 27174 households and total area 140.12 km2.
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]
Saturia Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Baliyati, Baried, Dargram, Dhankora, Dighulia, Fukurhati, Hargaj, Saturia, and Tilli. The union parishads are subdivided into 166 mauzas and 224 villages.[2]
The Upozila Parishad Office is at The Village name Baliati.
According to Banglapedia, Baliati Iswar Chandra High School, founded in 1919, is a notable secondary school.[3]
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Headquarters: Dhaka | ||
| Dhaka District | ||
| Faridpur District | ||
| Gazipur District | ||
| Gopalganj District | ||
| Kishoreganj District | ||
| Madaripur District | ||
| Manikganj District | ||
| Munshiganj District |
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| Narayanganj District | ||
| Narsingdi District | ||
| Rajbari District |
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| Shariatpur District |
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| Tangail District | ||
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