Saturia Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Saturia
locator_position = right
latd = 23.9750
longd = 90.0417
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Manikganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 140215
population_density = 1001
area_total = 140.12
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/manikganj/Saturia.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Saturia
footnotes =

Saturia ( _bn. সাতুরিয়া) is an Upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Saturia is located at coord|23.5925|N|90.0231|E| . It has 27174 units of house hold and total area 140.12 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Saturia has a population of 140215. Males constitute are 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. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Saturia has 9 Unions/Wards, 165 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 215 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References