Kotri

Template:Short description Template:Pp-move-indef Template:Pp-extended Template:Use Pakistani English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox settlement Kotri (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is a city and the headquarters of the Kotri Taluka of Jamshoro District of Sindh province in Pakistan.<ref name=Kotri>Template:Cite web</ref> Located on the right bank of the Indus River, it is the 118th most populous city in Pakistan.<ref name=city/>

Name

The name Koṭri is the diminutive form of the word koṭ, meaning "fort"; thus, the name means "little fort".<ref name="Gidwani">Template:Cite journal</ref>

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.<ref name=city/>Template:Historical populations

Economy

Kotri is a hub for textile production and fishing.<ref name="fishing">Template:Cite journal</ref>

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.