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

Notable people

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.