Kotri Explained

Kotri (sd|{{naskh|ڪوٽڙي, ur|{{nq|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]

Economy

Kotri is a hub for textile production and fishing.^[4]

Education

Universities

• Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
• University of Sindh Jamshoro
• Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities . Citypopulation.de website. 9 April 2023.
2. Web site: Historical Places of Dadu. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20080918085401/http://www.dadu.sdnpk.org/dd5.htm . 2008-09-18. 9 April 2023. dead .
3. Gidwani . Parso J. . Place-Names of Sindh . Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute . 1990 . 49 . 153–156 . 42930281 .
4. Socio-economic well-being through fishing in Kotri downstream: should the river be kept on flowing?. Makhdoom. Tayyaba Rafique. Shah. Syed Abdul Sattar. Makhdoom. Faiza. 2016. The Government: Research Journal of Political Science. 5. 195–209.