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Districts of Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, districts (Sinhala: දිස්ත්‍රි‌ක්‌ක, Tamil: மாவட்டம்) are the second-level administrative divisions. The first level are the provinces. Each province contains a number of districts. There are 25 districts in the country. They are organized into 9 provinces.[1] Each district is administered under a District Secretary.[2] Secretaries are appointed by the central government.[3]

Districts

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Map of Sri Lanka showing districts.

All population numbers are from the most recent census of Sri Lanka, in 2012. Population density has been calculated using the land area rather than the total area (total area would have included the area of rivers and lakes).

District Area map Province District
capital 		Land
area
in km2 (mi2) 		Inland
water
area
in km2 (mi2) 		Total
area
in km2 (mi2) 		Population
(2012) 		Population
density
per km2
(per mi2)
Ampara 100px Eastern Ampara 4,222 (1,630) 193 (75) 4,415 (1,705) 648,057 153 (400)
Anuradhapura Area map of Anuradhapura District, located somewhat to the north of the centre of the country, in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka North Central Anuradhapura 6,664 (2,573) 515 (199) 7,179 (2,772) 856,232 128 (330)
Badulla 100px Uva Badulla 2,827 (1,092) 34 (13) 2,861 (1,105) 811,758 287 (740)
Batticaloa 100px Eastern Batticaloa 2,610 (1,010) 244 (94) 2,854 (1,102) 525,142 201 (520)
Colombo 100px Western Colombo 676 (261) 23 (8.9) 699 (270) 2,309,809 3,417 (8,850)
Galle 100px Southern Galle 1,617 (624) 35 (14) 1,652 (638) 1,058,771 655 (1,700)
Gampaha 100px Western Gampaha 1,341 (518) 46 (18) 1,387 (536) 2,294,641 1,711 (4,430)
Hambantota Area map of Hambantota District, lying along the coast from south to south east, in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka Southern Hambantota 2,496 (964) 113 (44) 2,609 (1,007) 596,617 239 (620)
Jaffna Area map of Jaffna District, in the peninsula to the north, in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka Northern Jaffna 929 (359) 96 (37) 1,025 (396) 583,378 628 (1,630)
Kalutara 100px Western Kalutara 1,576 (608) 22 (8.5) 1,598 (617) 1,217,260 772 (2,000)
Kandy Area map of Kandy District, at the centre of the country with its south western boundary extending to the south, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka Central Kandy 1,917 (740) 23 (8.9) 1,940 (750) 1,369,899 715 (1,850)
Kegalle 100px Sabaragamuwa Kegalle 1,685 (651) 8 (3.1) 1,693 (654) 836,603 497 (1,290)
Kilinochchi File:Kilinochchi district.svg Northern Kilinochchi 1,205 (465) 74 (29) 1,279 (494) 112,875 94 (240)
Kurunegala Area map of Kurunegala District, to the west of the centre of the country with its northern border extending towards the north west, in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka North Western Kurunegala 4,624 (1,785) 192 (74) 4,816 (1,859) 1,610,299 348 (900)
Mannar Area map of Mannar District, along the north western coast with eastern border extending towards the interior, also including a large island roughly oval in shape, in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka Northern Mannar 1,880 (730) 116 (45) 1,996 (771) 99,051 53 (140)
Matale File:Matale district.svg Central Matale 1,952 (754) 41 (16) 1,993 (770) 482,229 247 (640)
Matara Area map of Matara District, roughly rectangular in shape and extending inwards from the southern coast, in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka Southern Matara 1,270 (490) 13 (5.0) 1,283 (495) 809,344 637 (1,650)
Monaragala Area map of Moneragala District, located east of the centre of the country, has its south eat border extending towards the west, in the Uva Province of Sri Lanka Uva Monaragala 5,508 (2,127) 131 (51) 5,639 (2,177) 448,142 81 (210)
Mullaitivu Area map of Mullaitivu District, extending to the west from the north by east coast in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka Northern Mullaitivu 2,415 (932) 202 (78) 2,617 (1,010) 91,947 38 (98)
Nuwara Eliya Area map of Nuwara Eliya District, located immediately south of the middle of the country and running roughly south west to north east, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka Central Nuwara Eliya 1,706 (659) 35 (14) 1,741 (672) 706,588 414 (1,070)
Polonnaruwa File:Polonnaruwa district.svg North Central Polonnaruwa 3,077 (1,188) 216 (83) 3,293 (1,271) 403,335 131 (340)
Puttalam 100px North Western Puttalam 2,882 (1,113) 190 (73) 3,072 (1,186) 759,776 264 (680)
Ratnapura 100px Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura 3,236 (1,249) 39 (15) 3,275 (1,264) 1,082,277 334 (870)
Trincomalee 100px Eastern Trincomalee 2,529 (976) 198 (76) 2,727 (1,053) 378,182 150 (390)
Vavuniya Area map of Vavuniya District, located in the middle of the northern half of the country, running roughly in a south west—north east direction, in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka Northern Vavuniya 1,861 (719) 106 (41) 1,967 (759) 171,511 92 (240)
Total 62,705 (24,211) 2,905 (1,122) 65,610 (25,330) 20,263,723 323 (840)

Districts Of Sri Lanka Media

  • Sri Lanka districts Ampara

  • Sri Lanka districts Anuradhapura

  • Sri Lanka districts Badulla

  • Sri Lanka districts Batticaloa

  • Sri Lanka districts Colombo

  • Location of Galle district in Sri Lanka

  • Sri Lanka districts Gampaha.svg

    Sri Lanka districts Gampaha

  • Sri Lanka districts Hambantota.svg

    Sri Lanka districts Hambantota

  • Sri Lanka districts Jaffna.svg

    Sri Lanka districts Jaffna

  • Sri Lanka districts Kalutara.svg

    Sri Lanka districts Kalutara

References

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  1. ↑ "At a Glance". Sri Lanka in Brief. Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Vision & Mission". District Secretariats Portal. Ministry of Public Administration & Home Affairs, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  3. ↑ Kilinochchi a brief look. 27 April 2009. http://archives.dailynews.lk/2009/04/27/Visit.asp?id=s02. Retrieved 1 August 2009. 
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