Kotri (, ) is a city and the headquarters of the
Kotri Taluka of
Jamshoro District
Jamshoro District (, ) is a Districts of Sindh, Pakistan, district of Sindh province, Pakistan. Jamshoro city is the capital while Kotri is the largest city of the Jamshoro District. The district borders Dadu district to the north. To the east, th ...
of
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
province in Pakistan.
Located on the right bank of the
Indus River
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, it is the 118th
most populous city in Pakistan.
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Name
The name ''Koṭri'' is the diminutive form of the word ''koṭ'', meaning "fort"; thus, the name means "little fort".
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.[
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Economy
Kotri is a hub for textile production and fishing.
Education
Universities
*Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
Mehran University of Engineering & Technology () (Often referred as Mehran University or MUET) is a Public university, public Research university, research Universities in Pakistan, university located in Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan focused on s ...
* 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.
References
{{Jamshoro District
Populated places in Jamshoro District
Tehsils of Jamshoro District