Kaliakair
{{short description|City in Gazipur District, Dhaka Division}}
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| native_name = কালিয়াকৈর
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| subdivision_name1 = Dhaka
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| subdivision_name2 = Gazipur
| subdivision_type3 = Upazila
| subdivision_name3 = Kaliakair
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| government_type = Mayor–Council
| governing_body = Kaliakair Municipality
| leader_title = Paura Mayor
| leader_name = Md. Majibur Rahman {{cite news |url=http://kaliakair.gazipur.gov.bd/site/leaders/8341dc3e-9d13-11e7-bae2-81eb18b33c10/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B0|title=Mayor of Kaliakair town's civic body|access-date= 2019-10-08}}
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| established_date = 2001
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Kaliakair ({{langx|bn|কালিয়াকৈর}}) is a city in central Bangladesh, located in Gazipur District in the division of Dhaka. It is the administrative and urban centre of Kaliakair Upazila. About 213,061 people live here which makes this city the 26th largest city in Bangladesh.
Etymology
Geography
Kaliakair city is located at {{coord|24.201144|90.484296|type:city_region:BD}} in the Gazipur District of central region of Bangladesh.
Demographics
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{{bar percent|Islam|green|91.25}}
{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|8.40}}
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As of the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Kaliakair had 83,945 households and a population of 249,111. 13.84% of the population were under 10 years of age. Kaliakair had a sex ratio of 111.48 males per 100 females and a literacy rate of 85.50%.{{Cite book |url=http://nsds.bbs.gov.bd/storage/files/1/Publications/PHCensus/Dhaka/District%20Report%20Gazipur%20Full.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Gazipur |date=June 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-984-475-286-3 |series= District Series |location=Dhaka |pages=}}
Administration
Kaliakair city is governed by a Paurashava named Kaliakair municipality which consists of 9 wards and 18 mahallas, which occupies an area of 24.66 km2. Besides, there are 3 adjoining 3 other mauzas as the other urban areas which all together constitutes a total area of 27.16 km2.