Official Name: | Kotwali |
Native Name: | কোতোয়ালী |
Settlement Type: | Thana |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bangladesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chittagong District |
Subdivision Type3: | Metropolis |
Subdivision Type4: | Jatiya Sangsad constituency |
Subdivision Name4: | Chittagong-9 |
Established Title: | Formed |
Government Type: | Metropolitan Police |
Leader Title: | Officer in Charge |
Leader Name: | Muhammad Fazlul Quader Chowdhury |
Population Total: | 231872 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | 39566 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.24 |
Elevation M: | 15 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 22°N 91°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4000 |
Area Code: | 031[3] |
Kotwali, Chattogram (bn|কোতোয়ালী, চট্টগ্রাম) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Chittagong Kotwali Thana is located at 22.3375°N 91.8389°W . It has 43062 households and total area 6.24 km2.
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chittagong Kotwali had a population of 246,893, of whom 159,706 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 62.62% of the population, and females 37.38%. Chittagong Kotwali had an average literacy rate of 71.5% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[4]
See also: Education in Bangladesh.
According to Banglapedia, Kazim Ali High School, founded in 1885, is a notable secondary school.[5]