Nilphamari District
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| Nilphamari District | |
  Nilphamari
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| Division_name | Rajshahi Division |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 1,640.91 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (1991) - Density - Literacy rate |
1,550,686 - 945.02/km² - 25.35% |
| Website: Banglapedia Article | |
| Maplink: Official Map of Nilphamari District | |
Nilphamari is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division.
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[edit] Geography
(Rajshahi 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.
[edit] Upazilas
- Nilphamari Sadar
- Saidpur
- Jaldhaka
- Kishoreganj
- Domar
- Dimla
[edit] 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.
[edit] Economy
Jute, Tobacco, Small Industries, potato, cotton
[edit] Places of interest
- Nilsagor
- Kundopukur
- Saidpur Airport
- Railway Factory
- Uttara EPZ (export processing zone)
- Leprosy Hospital
- Teesta Barrage
- Sanita ceramics Pvt. LTD (Added by noyon)
- Nilphamari Govt High School & Govt college (Added by noyon)
- [ aye mon patch khele (nilphamari govt college)
[edit] Famous People
- Moshiur Rahman (Jadu Mia),former minister
- Mostofa Kamal, former Chief Justice
- Asaduzzaman Nur, formar MP and Theatre personalities
- Dilip paul, Human Rights Activist and theatre personalities
- Md.Hasanuzzaman, System Engineer Vill- South Kundopukur Munshi Para
- Md.Faridul Islam, Nilphamari District of First Student he running the H.S.C Nilphamari Govt. College. he is the Brilliant
[edit] Local Newspapers
Weekly Nilphamari Barta, Nilsagar, Nilsamachar, Weekly Jaldhaka, Weekly Alpana, Saidpur Barta, Janasamasha, and daily Noyon(college para)
[edit] See also
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