Kotri
City in Sindh, Pakistan
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::summary City in Sindh, Pakistan ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| native_name | |
| name | Kotri |
| settlement_type | City |
| image_skyline | {{Photomontage |
| photo1a | Kotri Bridge 2.jpg |
| photo2a | Kotri Barrage Indus River.jpg |
| size | 270 |
| border | 0 |
| image_caption | **From top: |
| **Kotri Bridge at night, Kotri Barrage at Indus River | |
| imagesize | 270 |
| mapsize | 100px |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | Sindh#Pakistan |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Pakistan |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Sindh |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Jamshoro |
| population_total | 106,615 |
| total_type | City |
| population_rank | 118th, Pakistan |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| leader_title | District Commissioner |
| area_code_type | Calling code |
| timezone1 | PST |
| utc_offset1 | +5 |
| :: |
| native_name =
| name = Kotri
| settlement_type =City
| image_skyline ={{Photomontage
|photo1a=Kotri Bridge 2.jpg
|photo2a=Kotri Barrage Indus River.jpg
|size =270
|border = 0|position=center}}
|image_caption =**From top:
**Kotri Bridge at night, Kotri Barrage at Indus River
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| subdivision_name = Pakistan
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| subdivision_name1 = Sindh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Jamshoro
| population_total =106,615
| total_type=City
|population_rank=118th, Pakistan
| population_as_of =2023
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| leader_title = District Commissioner
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| timezone1 = PST
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Kotri (, ) is a city and the headquarters of the Kotri Taluka of Jamshoro District of Sindh province in Pakistan. Located on the right bank of the Indus River, it is the 118th most populous city in Pakistan.
Name
The name Koṭri is the diminutive form of the word koṭ, meaning "fort"; thus, the name means "little fort".
Demographics
As per the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population of Kotri city was recorded as 106,615. According to the 1998 Census, the population of the city was 62,085.}}
Economy
Kotri is a hub for textile production and fishing.
Education
Universities
- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
- University of Sindh Jamshoro
- Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences
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 a heart attack in his home at Karachi.
References
References
- "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities".
- "Historical Places of Dadu".
- (1990). "Place-Names of Sindh". Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute.
- "Population by administrative units 1951-1998". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
- Makhdoom, Tayyaba Rafique. (2016). "Socio-economic well-being through fishing in Kotri downstream: should the river be kept on flowing?". The Government: Research Journal of Political Science.
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