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Introduction
Nilphamari (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.
Other Districts in Rangpur Division: Dinajpur | Gaibandha | Kurigram | Lalmonirhat | Nilphamari | Panchagarh | Rangpur | Thakurgaon
Area
1546.59 square kilometers (597.14 square miles).
Population
1834231
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

Map of Nilphamari District
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Profile
The Nilphamari subdivision was established in 1875 and 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.
Upazilas
Dimla Upazila, Domar Upazila, Jaldhaka Upazila, Kishoreganj Upazila, Nilphamari Sadar Upazila, Saidpur Upazila
History
The tebhaga movement spread over Domar and Dimla in the 1940s. In this movement the activist Tannarayan was shoot dead by the zamindar. Once indigo was cultivated extensively in this district. The Nilphamari region was under the Votmari Chauki during the British period. Later on the Chauki was transferred first to Shekherhat of Badarganj thana and then to Dokra of Domar thana.
Archeological Sites
Birat Dighi (present name Nilsagar), Neel Kuthi (Nilphamari Sadar Upazila), Nat Settlement (prison, 1871), Saidpur Church (1893), Dimla Rajbari, Garh (Fort) of Raja Dharmapal and the remnants of his palace (eighteenth century, Jaldhaka), remnants of the palace of Raja Harish Chandra (Ninth century, Jaldhaka upazila), three domed Jami Mosque at Bherberi (eighteenth century, Kishoreganj upazila).
Newspapers
Weekly Nilphamari Barta, Nilsagar, Nilsamachar, Weekly Jaldhaka, Weekly Alpana (Saidpur), Saidpur Barta, Janasamasha (Saidpur); extinct: Jagarani (1962), Nilanchan (1972), Shalki (Domer) and Jaltaranga (Jaldhaka).
Rivers
Tista, Jamuneshwari, Chikni and Dhaigan.
Official Website
http://www.nilphamari.gov.bd
10th Parliament Member(s)
ConstituencyName, Party
Nilphamari-1
Md. Aftab Uddin Sarker
Bangladesh Awami League
Nilphamari-2
Asaduzzaman Noor
Bangladesh Awami League
Nilphamari-3
Golam Mostofa
Bangladesh Awami League
Nilphamari-4
Md. Sawkat Chowdhure
Jatiya Party
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Post Codes
ThanaSub-officePostcode
Dimla
Dimla
5350
Dimla
Ghaga Kharibari
5351
Domar
Chilahati
5341
Domar
Domar
5340
Jaldhaka
Jaldhaka
5330
Kishoriganj
Kishoriganj
5320
Nilphamari Sadar
Nilphamari Sadar
5300
Nilphamari Sadar
Nilphamari Sugar Mil
5301
Syedpur
Syedpur
5310
Syedpur
Syedpur Upashahar
5311
Information Source
Compiled from data collected from Wikipedia.org, Banglapedia.org, Amardesh.com and Bangladesh Government sites.