Nilphamari
নীলফামারী | |
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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 | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
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]
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