Matale District

Matale District
Matale District; මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය; மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்
	Administrative District
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Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
Largest city	Matale
Divisions	List Divisional Secretariats: 11; Grama Niladhari: 545;
Government
• District Secretary	H. M. Gamini Senavirathne
• Local	List Municipal Councils: 1; Urban Councils: 0; Pradeishiya Sabhas: 11;
Area
• Total	1,993 km2 (770 sq mi)
• Land	1,952 km2 (754 sq mi)
• Water	41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	441,328
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	LK-22
Website	ds.gov.lk/dist_matale

Matale District (Sinhalese: මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,987 km².

Demographics

The population according to 2001 census is 441,328. 80.1% of the population are Sinhalese, 8.7% Sri Lankan Moors, 5.5% native Sri Lankan tamils and 5.3% tamils of Indian origin. 79% of the population are Buddhists, 9.6% Hindu, 9.1% Muslim and 2.3% Christian.^[1]

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Matale District මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்
Administrative District

Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
Largest city	Matale
Divisions	List Divisional Secretariats: 11 Grama Niladhari: 545
Government
• District Secretary	H. M. Gamini Senavirathne
• Local	List Municipal Councils: 1 Urban Councils: 0 Pradeishiya Sabhas: 11
Area
• Total	1,993 km² (770 sq mi)
• Land	1,952 km² (754 sq mi)
• Water	41 km² (16 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	441,328
• Density	220/km² (570/sq mi)
Time zone	Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	LK-22
Website	ds.gov.lk/dist_matale