Savar Upazila

Savar সাভার
Upazila
National Memorial in Savar, Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°51′30″N 90°16′00″E / 23.8583°N 90.2667°E / 23.8583; 90.2667
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Dhaka
Jatiya Sangsad constituency	Dhaka-19 and Three union of Dhaka-2
Headquarters	Savar Upazila Complex
Government
• Body	Upazila Council
• MP	Mohammad Saiful Islam
• Chairman	Manzurul Alam Rajib
• Executive officer	Md. Mazharul Islam
Area
• Total	280.11 km2 (108.15 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,385,910
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Post code(s)	1340-1349
Area code	+880
Website	savar.dhaka.gov.bd

Savar (Bengali: সাভার) is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh and is located at a distance of about 24 kilometers (15 mi) to the northwest of Dhaka city. Savar is mostly famous for the National Martyrs' Memorial, the national monument for the martyrs of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.