| Nilphamari | |
|---|---|
| — District — | |
| Location of Nilphamari in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: | |
| 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.
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(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]
Administrator of Zila Porishod: Motajul Islam [1]
Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Abdul Majid [2]
| Upazila (subdistrict) | population [2] |
|---|---|
| Nilphamari Sadar (Bengali: নিলফামারী সদর) | 306051 |
| Saidpur (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর alt. spelling: Syedpur) | 246201 |
| Jaldhaka (Bengali: জলঢাকা) | 233885 |
| Kishoreganj (Bengali: কিশোরগঞ্জ) | 199422 |
| Domar (Bengali: ডোমার) | 187696 |
| Dimla (Bengali: ডিমলা) | 175507 |
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.
Printing Press, Jute, Tobacco, Small Industries, potato, cotton
1. Saifullah Printers (Saidpur) 2. Anondo Offset Press (Saidpur) 3. Akota Offset Press (Saidpur) 4. Jamuna Offset Press (Saidpur) 5. Smriti Art Press (saidpur) 6. Ettati Offset Press (Saidpur) 7. Khaleque Offset Press (Saidpur) 8. Tofazzal Printing Press (Saidpur) 9. Sabuj Sathi Book Binding (Saidpur) 10. Bhai Bhai Plate making Printing (Saidpur) 11. Star Press & Paper House(Saidpur) 12. Alam Press(Saidpur) 13. Saidpur Paper House & Printing (Saidpur) 14. Priti Process (Saidpur) 15. Hakim Press (Nilphamari) 16. Latif Press (Nilphamari) 17. Dalia Press (Nilphamari) 18. Al-Amin Press (Nilphamari) 19. Prapti Process (Nilphamari)
The district of Nilphamari consists 3894 mosques, 533 temples, 45 churches and 13 Buddhist temples.
Daily Nilkatha, Weekly Nilphamari Chittro (2011), Nilphamari Barta, Weekly Nilsagar, Weekly Nilsamachar, Weekly Jaldhaka, Weekly Alapan, Weekly Saidpur Barta, Weekly Safjabab, Weekly Janosamassya, Weekly Manabsamassya, Weekly Chikly and Weekly Daag.
ALORON (Editor : Sabbir Ahmed Saber), NABARUN (Saidpur Shilpo Sahitto Sangsad), KABBO.