Ampara District
Ampara District (Tamil: அம்பாறை மாவட்டம் <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Ampāṟai Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: අමිපාර දිස්ත්රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions of the country. Ampara District is part of the Eastern Province. The capital of the district is the town of Ampara.
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அம்பாறை மாவட்டம் අමිපාර දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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 Administrative units of Ampara District in 2006 | |
| Coordinates: 7°5′N 81°45′E / 7.083°N 81.750°ECoordinates: 7°5′N 81°45′E / 7.083°N 81.750°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| Created | April 1961 |
| Capital | Ampara |
| DS Division | List
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | Neel De Alwis |
| • MPs | List
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| • MPCs | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 4,415 km2 (1,705 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4,222 km2 (1,630 sq mi) |
| • Water | 193 km2 (75 sq mi) 4.37% |
| • Rank | 4th (6.73% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 648,057 |
| • Rank | 14th (3.20% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 146.785/km2 (380.17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 32000-32999 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-52 |
| Vehicle registration | EP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
| Website | Ampara District Secretariat |
The district was separated from the southern part of Batticaloa District in April 1961.[3][4]
Geography
The Ampara District is in the southeast part of Sri Lanka in the Eastern Province. It has an area of 4,415 square kilometres (1,705 sq mi).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "Overview". Ampara District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ Mohideen, M. I. M. (27 December 2007). Sinhalisation of East: A reply to Minister Champika Ranawaka. http://www.island.lk/2007/12/27/features5.html. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
Other websites
Media related to Ampara District at Wikimedia Commons- Ampara District Secretariat
