Nilphamari District

Nilphamari নীলফামারী
District of Bangladesh
Nilphamari
Chini Mosque, Dharmapaler Garh, Teesta Canal, Nilphamari Zila Stadium, Niphamari Freedom Fighters memorial
Nickname:  Country of NIL (Blue)
Location of Nilphamari District in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Nilphamari District
Coordinates: 25°57′N 88°57′E / 25.95°N 88.95°E / 25.95; 88.95
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
Seat	Nilphamari
Largest City	Saidpur
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Pankoj Ghosh
• District Council Chairman	Pankaj Ghosh [1]
Area
• Total	1,580.85 km2 (610.37 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[2]
• Total	2,092,567
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	5300
HDI (2018)	0.614[3] medium · 7th of 21
Website	nilphamari.gov.bd

Nilphamari district (Bengali: নীলফামারী জেলা, Nilphamari Jela also Nilphamari Zila) is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. It is about 400 kilometers to the northwest of the capital Dhaka. It has an area of 1,580.85 square kilometres (610.37 sq mi). Nilphamari is bounded by Rangpur and Lalmonirhat in east, Rangpur and Dinajpur in south, Dinajpur and Panchagarh in west, Cooch Behar of India in north.^[4] The many rivers in Nilphamari district include the Tista, Buritista, Isamoti, Jamuneshwari, Dhum, Kumlai, Charalkata, Sorbomongola, Salki, Chikli, Chara and Deonai. There are four Municipal Corporation in Nilphamari district. Area of these Municipalities are Nilphamari 42.70 SqKm(27.50 SqKm Present, 15.20 SqKm Ongoing), Saidpur-34.42 SqKm, Jaldhaka-28.22 SqKm and Domar-9.421 SqKm. There are 60(sixty) Unions, 370 Moujas and 378 Village in Nilphamari district.^[5]