Nilphamari District

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.

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

Places of interest

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

Famous people

• Moshiur Rahman (Jadu Mia),former minister
• Mustafa Kamal (judge), former Chief Justice
• Asaduzzaman Noor, Actor
• Zahid Hasan Prodhan, Architec
• Dr.Momtajul Islam Mintu , Doctor

Local Newspapers

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

See also

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Rangpur Division