Nilphamari District

Nilphamari
—  District  —
Location of Nilphamari in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°57′N 88°57′E / 25.95°N 88.95°E / 25.95; 88.95Coordinates: 25°57′N 88°57′E / 25.95°N 88.95°E / 25.95; 88.95
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
Area
– Total	1,640.91 km2 (633.6 sq mi)
Population (1991)
– Total	1,550,686
– Density	945/km2 (2,447.6/sq mi)
Literacy rate
– Total	25.35%
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
– Summer (DST)	BDST (UTC+7)
Website	Banglapedia Article

Nilphamari is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division.

Geography

(Rangpur Division) with an area of 1640.91 km², is bounded by Kuchbihar district of West Bengal (India) on the north, Rangpur district on the south, Lalmonirhat district on the east and Panchagarh and Dinajpur districts on the west. Annual temperature: maximum 32.3°C, minimum 11.2°C; annual rainfall 2931mm. Main rivers are Teesta, Jamuneshwari, Chikli and Dhaigan.^[1]

Upazilas

• Nilphamari Sadar Upazila (Bengali: নিলফামারী সদর)
• Saidpur (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর alt. spelling: Syedpur)
• Jaldhaka (Bengali: জলঢাকা)
• Kishoreganj (Bengali: কিশোরগঞ্জ)
• Domar (Bengali: ডোমার)
• Dimla Upazila (Bengali: ডিমলা)

History

The Nilphamari subdivision was established in 1875, Nilphamari was a subdivision of Rangpur District. It was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 6 upazilas, 3 municipalities, 33 wards, 65 mahallas, 62 union parishads, 390 mouzas and 370 villages. The upazilas are Nilphamari Sadar, Dimla, Domar, Jaldhaka, Kishoreganj and Saidpur.

Economy

Jute, Tobacco, Small Industries, potato, cotton

Religion

Religion in Nilphamari District
Religion			Percent
Islam			88.99%
Hinduism			10.01%
Christianity			00.5%
Buddhism			00.3%
others			00.2%

The district of Nilphamari consists 3894 mosques, 533 temples, 45 churches and 13 Buddhist temples.

Places of interest

• Nilsagor
• Kundopukur
• Saidpur Airport
• Railway Factory
• Uttara EPZ (export processing zone)
• Leprosy Hospital
• Teesta Barrage
• Saiphon
• high school
• Syphon

Notable residents

• Mashiur Rahman Jadu Miah, Former Senior Minister, Bangladesh
• Mustafa Kamal (judge), former Chief Justice
• Shawfikul Ghaani Shapan, Former Minister & Member of Parliament
• Asaduzzaman Noor, Famous actor, Member of Parliament
• Jebel Rahman Ghaani, Politician, Chairman, Bangladesh National Awami Party- Bangladesh NAP

Local Newspapers

Weekly Nilphamari Barta, Nilsagar, Nilsamachar, Weekly Jaldhaka, Weekly Alpana, Saidpur-Barta and Weekly Daag.

See also

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Rangpur Division

References

1. ^ Banglapedia:Nilphamari District, http://www.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/N_0183.HTM, Dec 28th 2010