Saturia

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
 • 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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