Kotri

Kotri

ڪوٽڙي‎
کوٹری
Kotri ڪوٽڙي‎; کوٹری;
City
	From top:; Kotri Bridge at night, Kotri Barrage at Indus River
	Kotri Kotri
	Coordinates: 25°22′26″N 68°18′05″E / 25.373964°N 68.301315°E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
District	Jamshoro
Population (2023)
• City	106,615
• Rank	118th, Pakistan
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Kotri (Sindhi: ڪوٽڙي‎, Urdu: 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 118th most populous city in Pakistan.^[1]

Name

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

Demographics

As per the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population of Kotri city was recorded as 106,615. According to the 1998 Census, the population of the city was 62,085.^[1]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1951	15,154	—
1961	20,262	+33.7%
1972	29,746	+46.8%
1981	39,390	+32.4%
1998	62,085	+57.6%
2017	101,124	+62.9%
2023	106,615	+5.4%
Sources:^[4]

Economy

Kotri is a hub for textile production and fishing.^[5]

Education

Universities

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 a heart attack in his home at Karachi.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". Citypopulation.de website. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
^ "Historical Places of Dadu". Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
^ Gidwani, Parso J. (1990). "Place-Names of Sindh". Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute. 49: 153–156. JSTOR 42930281.
^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
^ Makhdoom, Tayyaba Rafique; Shah, Syed Abdul Sattar; Makhdoom, Faiza (2016). "Socio-economic well-being through fishing in Kotri downstream: should the river be kept on flowing?". The Government: Research Journal of Political Science. 5: 195–209.

[city-1] "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". Citypopulation.de website. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

[Kotri-2] "Historical Places of Dadu". Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

[Gidwani-3] Gidwani, Parso J. (1990). "Place-Names of Sindh". Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute. 49: 153–156. JSTOR 42930281.

[4] "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

[fishing-5] Makhdoom, Tayyaba Rafique; Shah, Syed Abdul Sattar; Makhdoom, Faiza (2016). "Socio-economic well-being through fishing in Kotri downstream: should the river be kept on flowing?". The Government: Research Journal of Political Science. 5: 195–209.

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