Saturia
Satoria
Saturia is located in Bangladesh
Saturia
Saturia
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°57′54″N 90°0′0″E / 23.96500°N 90.00000°E / 23.96500; 90.00000
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictManikganj District
Government
Awami League
  TypeUpazilla
  ChairmanAbdul Mazid Photo
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)

Saturia is a town in Manikganj District in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh.[1] It is the administrative seat of the Saturia Upazila.

In 1989, the town was damaged by the world's deadliest tornado, which saw 1,300 people die in the storm.

References

  1. "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-14.


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