Union councils of Nilphamari District
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Union councils of Nilphamari District (Bengali: নীলফামারী জেলার ইউনিয়ন পরিষদসমূহ) are the smallest rural administrative and local government units in Nilphamari District of Bangladesh.[1] The district consists of 4 municipalities, 6 upazilas, 60 union porishods, mouza 370 and 378 villages.
The union parishads are subdivided into 53 mauzas and 53 villages.[2][3] Dimla Upazila is divided into ten union parishads:
Domar Upazila
Domar thana was formed in 1875 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[4] It was under Dimla thana before 1875. The union parishads are subdivided into 47 mauzas and 47 villages.
Domar Upazila is divided into Domar Municipality and ten union parishads:
Jaldhaka Upazila
Jaldhaka Thana was formed in 1911 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[5] It was under Dimla thana before 1911. Jaldhaka Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas. The union parishads are subdivided into 69 mauzas and 61 villages.
The upazila is divided into Jaldhaka Municipality and 11 union parishads namely:
Kishoreganj Upazila
Kishoreganj Thana, now an upazila, was formed in 1921.[6] Kishoreganj was part of Dimla thana of Nilphamari Mohokuma before becoming a separate thana. The union parishads are subdivided into 51 mauzas and 53 villages.
Kishoreganj Upazila is divided into nine union parishads:



