Matale District

Coordinates: 7°40′N 80°45′E / 7.667°N 80.750°E / 7.667; 80.750
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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
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; 80.750
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
CapitalMatale
Largest CityMatale
Large Towns
List
Divisions
List
: 545
Government
 • District SecretaryS. M. G. K. Perera
 • Matale Electoral MPs
List
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
Official LanguagesSinhala / Tamil

Matale District (

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

Religion in Matale District (2012)[3]

  Buddhism (79.4%)
  Islam (9.8%)
  Hinduism (9.1%)
  Christianity (2.4%)
Religion Population(2012)
Buddhism 385,151
Hinduism 43,432
Islam 45,682
Christianity 10,241
Other Religion 25

Cities

Towns

Villages

Heritage sites


Tourist attractions

References

  1. ^ Department of Census and Statistics
  2. ^ Citypopulation
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing - 2012".


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