Savar

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City in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Savar

সাভার

City

National Martyrs' Memorial at Savar

Savar

Location in Bangladesh

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Savar

Savar (Bangladesh)

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Coordinates: 23°51′N 90°16′E﻿ / ﻿23.85°N 90.26°E﻿ / 23.85; 90.26
Country|  Bangladesh
Division| Dhaka
District| Dhaka
Upazila| Savar
Municipality| 7 Oct 2002
Government

• Type| Mayor–Council
• Body| Savar Municipality
• Paura Mayor| Hazi Abdul Gani
Area

• Total| 14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[1]

• Total| 384,093
• Density| 27,000/km2 (71,000/sq mi)
• Rank

| 13th[1]
Time zone| UTC+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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* National Martyrs' Memorial – National monument located in Savar, Bangladesh located in Savar
* Rana Plaza

## 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.