Kotri Explained

Kotri
Mapsize:	100px
Coordinates:	25.374°N 68.3013°W
Pushpin Map:	Sindh#Pakistan
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Sindh
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Jamshoro
Population Total:	101,124
Total Type:	City
Population Rank:	29th, Pakistan
Population As Of:	2017
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Leader Title:	District Commissioner
Area Code Type:	Calling code
Timezone1:	PST
Utc Offset1:	+5

Kotri (Sindhi: ڪوٽڙي, Urdu: {{nq|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

The name Koṭri is the diminutive form of the word koṭ, meaning "fort"; thus, the name means "little fort".^[3]

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 101,124.^[1]

Economy

Kotri is a hub for textile production and fishing.^[4]

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 heart attack in his home at Karachi.

Notes and References

1. Web site: PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities . Citypopulation.de website. 9 April 2023.
2. Web site: Historical Places of Dadu. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20080918085401/http://www.dadu.sdnpk.org/dd5.htm . 2008-09-18. 9 April 2023. dead .
3. Gidwani . Parso J. . Place-Names of Sindh . Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute . 1990 . 49 . 153–156 . 42930281 .
4. Socio-economic well-being through fishing in Kotri downstream: should the river be kept on flowing?. Makhdoom. Tayyaba Rafique. Shah. Syed Abdul Sattar. Makhdoom. Faiza. 2016. The Government: Research Journal of Political Science. 5. 195–209.