Nilphamari (Bengali: 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. It has an area of 547 square kilometres (211 sq mi). Nilphamari is recently marked as education district as it has highest education level in Bangladesh.