Nilphamari District
Nilphamari District
নীলফামারী জেলা | |
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| Nickname: Country of NIL (Blue) | |
Location of Nilphamari District in Bangladesh | |
Expandable map of Nilphamari District | |
| Coordinates: 25°57′N 88°57′E / 25.95°N 88.95°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Seat | Nilphamari |
| Largest City | Saidpur |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mohammad Nairuzzaman |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,546.59 km2 (597.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 2,092,568 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5300 |
| Area code | 0551 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-46 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.614 medium · 7th of 21 |
| Website | nilphamari |
Nilphamari District (Bengali: নীলফামারী জেলা) is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of Rangpur Division. It is about 400 kilometers to the northwest of the capital Dhaka. It has an area of 1,580.85 square kilometres (610.37 sq mi). Nilphamari is bounded by Rangpur and Lalmonirhat in east, Rangpur and Dinajpur in south, Dinajpur and Panchagarh in west, Cooch Behar of India in north. The headquarters are in Nilphamari, but the largest city is Saidpur.