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Saturia Upazila

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Country
  
Bangladesh

District
  
Manikganj District

Area
  
140.1 km²

Division
  
Dhaka Division

Time zone
  
BST (UTC+6)

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Website
  
Official Map of Saturia

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Saturia (Bengali: সাটুরিয়া) is an Upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Map of Saturia, Bangladesh

Geography

Saturia is located at 23.5925°N 90.0231°E / 23.5925; 90.0231 . It has 27174 households and total area 140.12 km².

Demographics

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.

Administration

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

The Upozila Parishad Office is at The Village name Baliati.

Education

According to Banglapedia, Baliati Iswar Chandra High School, founded in 1919, is a notable secondary school.

References

Saturia Upazila Wikipedia