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Savar

Coordinates: 23°51′N 90°16′E / 23.85°N 90.26°E / 23.85; 90.26
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Savar
সাভার
Skyline of Savar
Ruins of King Harishchandra's palace
Savar Police Station
Savar is located in Dhaka division
Savar
Savar
Location in Bangladesh
Savar is located in Bangladesh
Savar
Savar
Savar (Bangladesh)
Coordinates: 23°51′N 90°16′E / 23.85°N 90.26°E / 23.85; 90.26
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictDhaka
UpazilaSavar
Municipality7 Oct 2002
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodySavar Municipality
 • Paura MayorHazi Abdul Gani
Area
 • Total14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Population
 • Total384,093
 • Density27,000/km2 (71,000/sq mi)
 • Rank
13th[1]
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code
1345
National Dialing Code+880

Savar (Bengali: সাভার) is a city in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka. It is the closest city from Dhaka. It is also a part of the Greater Dhaka conurbation which forms the Dhaka megacity. About 380,000 people live here which makes this city the second most populous in the district and the 13th largest in Bangladesh.[2]

Geography

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Savar city is located at 23°51′N 90°16′E / 23.85°N 90.26°E / 23.85; 90.26 in the central region of Bangladesh.[2]

Demographics

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Religions in Savar (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
92.29%
Hinduism
6.55%
Christianity
1.09%
Other or not stated
0.07%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census Savar Paurashava had 75,902 households and a population of 296,851, of which 157,018 are males and 139,833 are females with a density of 21,083 inhabitants per square kilometre (54,600/sq mi). 52,614 (17.72%) were under 10 years of age. Savar has a literacy rate of 74.86% and a sex ratio of 891 females per 1000 males.[2] In 2022, Savar has a population of 384,093 and had a literacy rate of 86.00%.[1]

Administration

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Savar is governed by a Paurashava named Savar municipality which consists of 9 wards and 56 mahallas, which occupies an area of 14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Community Tables: Dhaka district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.