Savar

Savar
সাভার
Ruins of King Harishchandra's palace
National Mushroom Development Institute
Savar Police Station
Savar University College
Dhaka–Aricha highway
Savar
Location in Bangladesh
Savar
Savar (Bangladesh)
Coordinates: 23°51′N 90°16′E / 23.85°N 90.26°E / 23.85; 90.26
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictDhaka
UpazilaSavar
Municipality7 Oct 2002
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodySavar Municipality
 • Paura MayorHazi Abdul Gani
Area
 • Total
14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
384,105
 • Density27,280/km2 (70,660/sq mi)
 • Rank
13th
Time zoneUTC+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 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 Dhaka district and the 13th largest in Bangladesh.