Saturia Explained

Official Name:Saturia
Other Name:Satoria
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bangladesh
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Manikganj District
Government Type:Upazilla
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Abdul Mazid Photo
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:23.965°N 90°W

Saturia is a town in Manikganj District in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh.[1] It is the administrative seat of the Saturia Upazila.

In 1989, the town was damaged by the world's deadliest tornado, which saw 1,300 people die in the storm.

References

  1. Web site: NGA GeoName Database . . 2008-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080608190852/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp . 2008-06-08.