Nilphamari Sadar নীলফামারী সদর |
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Upazila | |
Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 25°56.5′N 88°50.7′E / 25.9417°N 88.8450°ECoordinates: 25°56.5′N 88°50.7′E / 25.9417°N 88.8450°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rangpur Division |
District | Nilphamari District |
Area | |
• Total | 373.09 km2 (144.05 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 306,051 |
• Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Website | http://www.nilphamari.org[1] |
Nilphamari Sadar (Bengali: নীলফামারী সদর) is an Upazila of Nilphamari District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Nilphamari Sadar is located at 25°56′30″N 88°50′40″E / 25.9417°N 88.8444°E . It has 58266 households and total area 373.09 km².
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nilphamari Sadar has a population of 306051. Males constitute 51.23% of the population, and females 48.77%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 150237. Nilphamari Sadar has an average literacy rate of 23.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Nilphamari Sadar has 18 Unions/Wards, 115 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 108 villages.
According to Banglapedia, Nilphamari Government High School, founded in 1882, is a notable secondary school.