Nilphamari District

Nilphamari
নীলফামারী
District

Location of Nilphamari in Bangladesh
Coordinates: BD 25°57′N 88°57′E / 25.95°N 88.95°E / 25.95; 88.95Coordinates: BD 25°57′N 88°57′E / 25.95°N 88.95°E / 25.95; 88.95
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
Area
  Total 1,546.59 km2 (597.14 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
  Total 1,834,231
  Density 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)

Nilphamari (Bengali: নীলফামারী জেলা, Nilphamari Jela also Nilphamari Zila) is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. It is 400 km from the capital Dhaka in north and west side. It has an area of 547 square kilometres (211 sq mi). Nilphamari is recently marked as education district as it has highest education level in Bangladesh. Nilphamari is bounded by Rangpur and Lalmonirhat in east, Rangpur and Dinajpur in south, Dinajpur and Panchagarh in west, Siliguri of India in north.[1]

History

Previously Nilphamari was under Rajshahi division. The Nilphamari subdivision was established in 1875,[2] Nilphamari was a subdivision of Rangpur District. It was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 3 municipalities, 33 wards, 65 mahallas, 62 union parishads, 390 mouzas and 370 villages.

Historical speciality

The historical Tebhaga movement spread over Domar and Dimla of this district in the 1940s. Once indigo was cultivated extensively in this district. Syedpur is best known for its railway workshop. In 1870, the Assam-Bengal railway set up its largest workshop in Syedpur and many Biharis or Urdu-speakers came to work there. During the British rule the telephone exchange for the whole Assam-Bengal District was also situated in Syedpur. Even it was the largest city of Bangladesh after Dhaka and Chittagong. Syedpur had the first airport in north Bengal. There was a cantonment in British period also.[3]

Subdistricts

Upazila (subdistrict) population
Nilphamari Sadar (Bengali: নীলফামারী 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

Education

Places of interest

See also

References

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  1. "নীলফামারী" Retrieved February 26, 2013
  2. Abdus Sattar (2012). "Nilphamari District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. 1 2 "bangladeshtalks.com" Retrieved February 26, 2013
  4. Nilsagar from Banglapedia] Retrieved 6 December 2014
  5. Dimla in Banglapidea] Retrieved 6 December 2014
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