Jatrabari Thana
যাত্রাবাড়ী থানা
Thana
Expandable map of vicinity of Jatrabari Thana
Jatrabari Thana is located in Dhaka
Jatrabari Thana
Jatrabari Thana
Location of Jatrabari Thana within Dhaka
Jatrabari Thana is located in Dhaka division
Jatrabari Thana
Jatrabari Thana
Location of Jatrabari Thana within Dhaka Division
Jatrabari Thana is located in Bangladesh
Jatrabari Thana
Jatrabari Thana
Location of Jatrabari Thana within Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°42′38″N 90°26′08″E / 23.7105°N 90.4355°E / 23.7105; 90.4355
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
Established as Thana2007
Area
 • Total8.02 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total443,601
 • Density33,632/km2 (87,110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Jatrabari Thana (Bengali: যাত্রাবাড়ী থানা) is a metropolitan thana within the megacity of Dhaka in central Bangladesh. It is known for its steel furniture industry.[3]

Administration

Jatrabari Thana consists of parts of Matuail and Ward 87 in addition to Ward 84, Ward 85 and Ward 86 of Dhaka South City Corporation. It contains 17 mouzas and mahallas.

Geography

(Dhaka metropolitan; Postal code: 1204) area 13.19 square kilometres (5.09 sq mi), located in between 23°42' and 23°43' north latitudes and in between 90°20' and 90°22' east longitudes, at the starting point of Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is bounded by sabujbagh and Demra thanas on the north, Kadamtali and shyampur thanas on the south, Demra thana on the east, Gandaria and sutrapur thanas on the west.[4]

Education

Jatrabari thana is famous for educational institutions such as Jatrabari Ideal High School, City Corporation Adarsha High School and College, Dania College, Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College. Other educational institutions include Tamirul Millat Kamil Madrasa, Matuail Multilateral High School, Matuail Girls High School, Matuail Adarsha High School, Matuail Latif Bhiuyh College, Bornomala High School, nobarun school and college and Abdullah Mollah High School. There is also the Jamia Muhammadia Arabia, which is in northern Jatrabari and is one of the largest Ahl-i Hadith madrasas in the country.[5]

Facilities

There are numerous mosques in Jatrabari Thana, most notably Babar Mosque, Dhalpur Zakarin Jame Mosque, Baytul Aman, Dhalpur Narikel Bagan Jame Mosque.

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Faroqi, Gofran (2012). "Furniture". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Akhter, Shamima (2012). "Jatrabari Thana". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Siddiqi, ABM Saiful Islam (2012). "Madrasah". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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