Nilphamari District

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.

Contents

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

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

References

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



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