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Savar
সাভার | |
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Skyline of Savar Ruins of King Harishchandra's palace Savar Police Station | |
Coordinates: 23°51′N 90°16′E / 23.85°N 90.26°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Dhaka |
District | Dhaka |
Upazila | Savar |
Municipality | 7 Oct 2002 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Savar Municipality |
• Paura Mayor | Hazi Abdul Gani |
Area | |
• Total | 14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 384,093 |
• Density | 27,000/km2 (71,000/sq mi) |
• Rank | 13th[1] |
Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time) |
Postal code | 1345 |
National Dialing Code | +880 |
Savar (Bengali: সাভার) is a city in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka. It is the closest city from Dhaka. It is also a part of the Greater Dhaka conurbation which forms the Dhaka megacity. About 380,000 people live here which makes this city the second most populous in the district and the 13th largest in Bangladesh.[2]