Trincomalee District
Trincomalee District (Tamil: திருகோணமலை 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">Tirukŏṇamalai Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: තිරිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions of the country. The capital of the district is the city of Trincomalee.
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திருகோணமலை மாவட்டம் තිරිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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 Location within Sri Lanka | |
 Administrative units of Trincomalee District in 2006 | |
| Coordinates: 08°35′N 81°05′E / 8.583°N 81.083°ECoordinates: 08°35′N 81°05′E / 8.583°N 81.083°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| Capital | Trincomalee |
| DS Division | List
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | Maj Gen T. Thissa Ranjith de Silva |
| • MPs | List
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| • MPCs | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 2,727 km2 (1,053 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,529 km2 (976 sq mi) |
| • Water | 198 km2 (76 sq mi) 7.26% |
| • Rank | 11th (4.16% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 378,182 |
| • Rank | 21st (1.87% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 138.681/km2 (359.18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 31000-31999 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-53 |
| Vehicle registration | EP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
| Website | Trincomalee District Secretariat |
Trincomalee District is in the east of Sri Lanka. It is part of the Eastern Province. It has an area of 2,727 square kilometres (1,053 sq mi).[2]
References
- ↑ "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 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
Other websites
Media related to Trincomalee District at Wikimedia Commons- Trincomalee District Secretariat