Nilphamari (,
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 . 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.