Port of Payra

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Port of Payra
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Location
Country	Bangladesh
Location	Kalapara, Barisal, Bangladesh
Coordinates	21°59′20″N 90°16′45″E / 21.9890°N 90.2792°E / 21.9890; 90.2792
UN/LOCODE	BGPAY[1]
Details
Opened	13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
Owned by	Payra Port Authority
No. of piers	3 piers at the entry gateway designed by Creato Design Research Lab Ltd and constructed by NDE.
Draft depth	10.5 meters (Depending on tidal height)[2]
Land Area	6,562 acres (26 Square Km)
Statistics
Annual revenue	US$32 million (2019)

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The Port of Payra is a seaport located at Kalapara in Patuakhali, Bangladesh. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 2013. The port was officially inaugurated in 2016. It is located on the Ramnabad Channel near the Bay of Bengal.^[3] The port is undergoing several Development and expansion and the project is expected to be completed in 2020.^[4]