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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 29th largest city in Pakistan by population.[3]
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Kotri
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  From top: Kotri Bridge at night, Kotri Barrage at Indus River | |
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| Coordinates: 25.373964°N 68.301315°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| District | Jamshoro |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • City | 259,358 |
| • Rank | 29th, Pakistan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Name
The name Koṭri is the diminutive form of the word koṭ, meaning "fort"; thus, the name means "little fort".[4]
Demographics
According to the 1998 Pakistan Census, the population of Kotri city was recorded as 62,085. As per 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population of city was recorded as 259,358 with an immense increase of 317.75% in just 19 years.[5]
Economy
Kotri is a hub for textile production[6] and fishing.[7]
Education
Universities
- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
- Sindh University Jamshoro
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 heart attack in his home Karachi.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kotri.
- "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- Historical Places of Dadu - Population Census Organisation Government of Pakistan, Islamabad Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- Gidwani, Parso J. (1990). "Place-Names of Sindh". Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute. 49: 153–156. JSTOR 42930281.
- "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.
- Makhdoom, Tayyaba Rafique (2017). "Analyzing the factors affecting employees' turnover in textile mills of site area Kotri, Sindh (Pakistan)". Grassroots. 51 (2): 407–419.
- 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.
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[de] Kotri
Kotri (Sindhi: ڪوٽڙي, Urdu: کوٹری) ist der Verwaltungssitz des Thesil Kotri des Distrikts Jamshoro in der Provinz Sindh in Pakistan. Sie liegt am rechten Ufer des Indus. Als wichtiger Eisenbahnknotenpunkt ist Kotri über eine Brücke mit Hyderabad auf dem gegenüberliegenden Ufer verbunden. Die 1854 als Gemeinde gegründete Stadt verfügt über Jute-Mühlen und Fabriken, die Telefon- und Telegrafenausrüstung herstellen.[1]- [en] Kotri
[ru] Котри
Котри (англ. Kotri) — город в пакистанской провинции Синд, расположен в округе Джамшоро. Население — 82 916 чел. (на 2010 год)[1].Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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