Kotri
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Coordinates: 25°22′26″N 68°18′05″E / 25.373964°N 68.301315°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
District | Jamshoro |
Population | |
• City | 101,124 |
• Rank | 29th, Pakistan |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
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.[1]
Name
[edit]The name Koṭri is the diminutive form of the word koṭ, meaning "fort"; thus, the name means "little fort".[3]
Demographics
[edit]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 101,124.[1]
Economy
[edit]Kotri is a hub for textile production and fishing.[4]
Education
[edit]Universities
[edit]- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
- University of Sindh Jamshoro
- Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences
Notable people
[edit]- 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 at Karachi.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". Citypopulation.de website. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Historical Places of Dadu". Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Gidwani, Parso J. (1990). "Place-Names of Sindh". Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute. 49: 153–156. JSTOR 42930281.
- ^ 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.