Savar
Savar
সাভার | |
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Ruins of King Harishchandra's palace National Mushroom Development Institute Savar Police Station Savar University College Dhaka–Aricha highway | |
| 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 (2022) | |
• Total | 384,105 |
| • Density | 27,000/km2 (71,000/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time) |
| Postal code | 1345 |
| National Dialing Code | +880 |
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Savar (Bengali: সাভার) is a city in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka. It is the closest separate city to the centre of 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.