Trincomalee District

Trincomalee District

திருகோணமலை மாவட்டம்
තිරිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Trincomalee District திருகோணமலை மாவட்டம்; තිරිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
	Trincomalee Bay
	Location within Sri Lanka
	Administrative units of Trincomalee District in 2006
	Coordinates: 08°35′N 81°05′E / 8.583°N 81.083°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
Capital	Trincomalee
DS Division	List Gomarankadawala; Kantalai; Kinniya; Kuchchaveli; Morawewa; Muttur; Padavi Siripura; Seruvila; Thampalakamam; Trincomalee Town & Gravets; Verugal & Eachchalampattu;
Government
• District Secretary	Maj Gen T. Thissa Ranjith de Silva
• MPs	List M. K. A. S. Gunawardena ; Susantha Punchinilame ; R. Sampanthan ; M. S. Thowfeek ;
• MPCs	List A. W. G. M. Galappaththy ; J. Janarthanan ; K. P. P. P. Kumara ; Imran Maharoof ; M. N. Abdul Majeed ; A. R. Mohamed ; S. L. M. H. Moulavi ; K. Nageswaran ; S. Thandayuthapani ; N. G. W. M. J. Wijesekara ;
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)
• Total	378,182
• Rank	21st (1.87% of total pop.)
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes	31000-31999
Telephone Codes	026
ISO 3166 code	LK-53
Vehicle registration	EP
Official Languages	Tamil, Sinhala
Website	Trincomalee District Secretariat

Trincomalee District (Tamil: திருகோணமலை மாவட்டம் 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.

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

[2012eth-1] "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-2] "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.

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