Matale District

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This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the city, see Matale.
Matale District

මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Matale
Flag of Matale District
Flag
Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted
Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°40′N 80°45′E / 7.667°N 80.750°E / 7.667; 80.750Coordinates: 7°40′N 80°45′E / 7.667°N 80.750°E / 7.667; 80.750
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
Largest cityMatale
Divisions
List
Government
 • District SecretaryS. M. G. K. Perera
 • Local
Area
 • Administrative District1,993 km2 (770 sq mi)
 • Land1,952 km2 (754 sq mi)
 • Water41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Administrative District484,531
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
522,000
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
 • Urban
60,276
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-22

Matale District (Sinhala: මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The administrative capital and largest city of the district is Matale.

The district is considered as the central region of the island and has a total area of 1,993 km2 (770 sq mi). It is in the northern part of the Central Province. It is bounded to the north by Anuradapura, east by Polonnaruwa, Badulla and Ampara, west by Kurunagala and to the south by Kandy Districts.

Ethnicity and religions[edit]

Religion in Matale District (2012)[3]

  Buddhism (79.4%)
  Islam (9.8%)
  Hinduism (9.1%)
  Christianity (2.4%)
Ethnic groups
Sinhalese 391,305 (80.77%)
Sri Lankan Moor 44,786 (9.24%)
Indian Tamil 23,238 (4.8%)
Sri Lankan Tamil 24,279 (5.01%)
Sri Lankan Malay 392 (0.08%)
Burgher 386 (0.08%)
Other 112 (0.02%)
Religions
Buddhism 385,151 (79.49%)
Islam 45,682 (9.43%)
Hinduism 43,432 (8.96%)
Roman Catholic 7,899 (1.63%)
Other Christian 2,342 (0.48%)
Other 25 (0.01%)

Cities[edit]

Towns[edit]

Other divisions[edit]

Heritage sites[edit]

List of other tourist attractions in Matale District[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Department of Census and Statistics,[1]
  2. ^ Citypopulation,[2]
  3. ^ http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2012Visualization/htdocs/index.php?usecase=indicator&action=DSMap&indId=10&district=Matale&Legend=3#


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