Districts of Sri Lanka
Administrative division in 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]
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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 | 
|
Eastern | Ampara | 4,222 (1,630) | 193 (75) | 4,415 (1,705) | 648,057 | 153 (400) |
| Anuradhapura | 
|
North Central | Anuradhapura | 6,664 (2,573) | 515 (199) | 7,179 (2,772) | 856,232 | 128 (330) |
| Badulla | 
|
Uva | Badulla | 2,827 (1,092) | 34 (13) | 2,861 (1,105) | 811,758 | 287 (740) |
| Batticaloa | 
|
Eastern | Batticaloa | 2,610 (1,010) | 244 (94) | 2,854 (1,102) | 525,142 | 201 (520) |
| Colombo | 
|
Western | Colombo | 676 (261) | 23 (8.9) | 699 (270) | 2,309,809 | 3,417 (8,850) |
| Galle | 
|
Southern | Galle | 1,617 (624) | 35 (14) | 1,652 (638) | 1,058,771 | 655 (1,700) |
| Gampaha | 
|
Western | Gampaha | 1,341 (518) | 46 (18) | 1,387 (536) | 2,294,641 | 1,711 (4,430) |
| Hambantota | 
|
Southern | Hambantota | 2,496 (964) | 113 (44) | 2,609 (1,007) | 596,617 | 239 (620) |
| Jaffna | 
|
Northern | Jaffna | 929 (359) | 96 (37) | 1,025 (396) | 583,378 | 628 (1,630) |
| Kalutara | 
|
Western | Kalutara | 1,576 (608) | 22 (8.5) | 1,598 (617) | 1,217,260 | 772 (2,000) |
| Kandy | 
|
Central | Kandy | 1,917 (740) | 23 (8.9) | 1,940 (750) | 1,369,899 | 715 (1,850) |
| Kegalle | 
|
Sabaragamuwa | Kegalle | 1,685 (651) | 8 (3.1) | 1,693 (654) | 836,603 | 497 (1,290) |
| Kilinochchi | 
|
Northern | Kilinochchi | 1,205 (465) | 74 (29) | 1,279 (494) | 112,875 | 94 (240) |
| Kurunegala | 
|
North Western | Kurunegala | 4,624 (1,785) | 192 (74) | 4,816 (1,859) | 1,610,299 | 348 (900) |
| Mannar | 
|
Northern | Mannar | 1,880 (730) | 116 (45) | 1,996 (771) | 99,051 | 53 (140) |
| Matale | 
|
Central | Matale | 1,952 (754) | 41 (16) | 1,993 (770) | 482,229 | 247 (640) |
| Matara | 
|
Southern | Matara | 1,270 (490) | 13 (5.0) | 1,283 (495) | 809,344 | 637 (1,650) |
| Monaragala | 
|
Uva | Monaragala | 5,508 (2,127) | 131 (51) | 5,639 (2,177) | 448,142 | 81 (210) |
| Mullaitivu | 
|
Northern | Mullaitivu | 2,415 (932) | 202 (78) | 2,617 (1,010) | 91,947 | 38 (98) |
| Nuwara Eliya | 
|
Central | Nuwara Eliya | 1,706 (659) | 35 (14) | 1,741 (672) | 706,588 | 414 (1,070) |
| Polonnaruwa | 
|
North Central | Polonnaruwa | 3,077 (1,188) | 216 (83) | 3,293 (1,271) | 403,335 | 131 (340) |
| Puttalam | 
|
North Western | Puttalam | 2,882 (1,113) | 190 (73) | 3,072 (1,186) | 759,776 | 264 (680) |
| Ratnapura | 
|
Sabaragamuwa | Ratnapura | 3,236 (1,249) | 39 (15) | 3,275 (1,264) | 1,082,277 | 334 (870) |
| Trincomalee | 
|
Eastern | Trincomalee | 2,529 (976) | 198 (76) | 2,727 (1,053) | 378,182 | 150 (390) |
| Vavuniya | 
|
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) |
References change
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- ↑ "At a Glance". Sri Lanka in Brief. Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Kilinochchi a brief look". Daily News. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.