Matale District

Matale District
Matale District ; මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය; மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்
	Administrative District
	Matale
	Flag
	Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted
	Coordinates: 7°40′N 80°45′E / 7.667°N 80.750°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
Largest city	Matale
Divisions	List Divisional Secretariats: 11; Grama Niladhari: 545;
Government
• District Secretary	S. M. G. K. Perera
• Local	List Municipal Councils: 2 ; Urban Councils: 0 ; Pradeishiya Sabhas: 11 ;
Area
• Administrative District	1,993 km2 (770 sq mi)
• Land	1,952 km2 (754 sq mi)
• Water	41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Administrative District	484,531
• Estimate (2019)	522,000
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
• Urban	60,276
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 code	LK-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

Religion in Matale District (2012)^[3]

Buddhism (79.4%)

Islam (9.8%)

Hinduism (9.1%)

Christianity (2.4%)

Cities

Matale (Municipal Council)

Towns

Dambulla (Municipal Council)
Galewela
Naula
Pallepola
Rattota
Ukuwela

Other divisions

Gammaduwa
Elkaduwa
Inamaluwa
Kaikawala
Kibissa
Laggala Pallegama
Madawala Ulpotha
Nalanda
Palapathwela
Sigiriya
Wahacotte
Yatawatta

Heritage sites

Sigiriya
Dambulla cave temple
Aluvihare Rock Temple

List of other tourist attractions in Matale District

Pitawala Pathana
Hunnas Falls
Sembuwatta Lake
Riverstone

References

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

[1] Department of Census and Statistics,[1]

[2] Citypopulation,[2]

[3] ttp://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2012Visualization/htdocs/index.php?usecase=indicator&action=DSMap&indId=10&district=Matale&Legend=3#

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