Vavuniya District
Vavuniya District (Tamil: வவுனியா மாவட்டம் Vavuṉiyā Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: වවුනියා 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 Vavuniya.
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வவுனியா மாவட்டம் වවුනියා දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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 Location within Sri Lanka | |
 DS and GN Divisions of Vavuniya District, 2006 | |
| Coordinates: 08°50′N 80°30′E / 8.833°N 80.500°ECoordinates: 08°50′N 80°30′E / 8.833°N 80.500°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| Capital | Vavuniya |
| DS Division | List
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | M. K. Bandula Harischandra |
| • MPs | List
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| • MPCs | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,967 km2 (759 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,861 km2 (719 sq mi) |
| • Water | 106 km2 (41 sq mi) 5.39% |
| • Rank | 15th (3.00% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 171,511 |
| • Rank | 22nd (0.85% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 87.194/km2 (225.83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 43000-43999 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-44 |
| Vehicle registration | NP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
| Website | Vavuniya District Secretariat |
Geography
Vavuniya District is in the north of Sri Lanka. It is part of the Northern Province. It has an area of 1,967 square kilometres (759 sq mi).[1]
Administrative units
Vavuniya District is divided into 4 Divisional Secretary's Division (DS Divisions), each headed by a Divisional Secretary (previously known as an Assistant Government Agent).[3] The DS Divisions are further sub-divided into 102 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).[3]
Vavuniya District Media
DS Divisions of Vavuniya District, 2006
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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Statistical Information 2012". Northern Provincial Council.
Other websites
Media related to Vavuniya District at Wikimedia Commons- Vavuniya District Secretariat