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Second-level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka
Districts of Sri Lanka
CategorySecond leveladministrative division
LocationSri Lanka
Number25
Populations92,238–2,324,349
Areas699–7,179 km2
Government
  • District secretariat
Subdivisions
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Administrative divisions
of Sri Lanka
First level
Provinces
Second level
Districts
Third level
Divisional Secretary's Divisions
Fourth level
Grama Niladhari Divisions
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Districts (Sinhala:දිස්ත්‍රි‌ක්‌ක,romanized: Distrikka,Tamil:மாவட்டம்,romanized: Māvaṭṭam) are the second leveladministrative divisions ofSri Lanka, preceded byprovinces. Sri Lanka has 25 districts organized into 9 provinces.[1] Districts are further divided into a number ofdivisional secretariats (commonly known as D.S. divisions), which are in turn subdivided into 14,022grama niladhari divisions.[2] There are 331 DS divisions in Sri Lanka.[3]

Each district is administered under adistrict secretary,[4] who is appointed by the central government.[5] The main tasks of the district secretariat involve coordinating communications and activities of the central government and divisional secretariats. The district secretariat is also responsible for implementing and monitoring development projects at the district level and assisting lower-level subdivisions in their activities,[6] as well as revenue collection and coordination of elections in the district.[7]

History

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The country was first divided into several administrative units during theAnuradhapura Kingdom. The kingdom was divided into three provinces;Rajarata,Ruhuna andMalaya Rata. These were further subdivided into smaller units calledrata.[8] Over time, the number of provinces increased, but the second-level administrative division continued to be therata. However, with the country eventually being divided into more than one kingdom and with foreign colonial missions landing and taking parts of the country under their control, this structure began to change. The territory of theKotte Kingdom was organized into fourdisavas, which were further subdivided into fortykorales. Thekorales had their own civil and military officials with a small militia. TheJaffna kingdom appears to have had a similar administrative structure to this with four provinces.[9]

When thePortuguese took over parts of the country after their arrival in 1505,[10] they maintained more or less the same administrative structure followed by Sri Lankan rulers.[11] During theDutch rule in the country, the terrain under their control was divided into three administrative divisions. These were subdivided intodisavas as in earlier systems.[12] TheBritish initially continued this system,[13] but following reforms in 1796 to 1802, the country was divided according to ethnic composition.[14][15] This was abolished by theColebrook–Cameron reforms in 1833 and alegislative council was created,[16] making the island a politically and administratively single unit. Five provinces were created, later expanded into nine, and these were subdivided into twenty-one districts. These districts were administered by officials known asGovernment Agents or Assistant Government Agents.[14]

In 1955, the district replaced the province as the country's main administrative unit.[17] TheAmpara District was created in April 1961,[18][19] followed by the creation of theMullaitivu andGampaha districts in September 1978[20] through anew constitution, which also reintroduced the provinces as the main administrative units.[21] The newest district to be created was theKilinochchi district in February 1984,[22] and the current constitution states that the territory of Sri Lanka consists of 25 administrative districts. These districts may be subdivided or amalgamated by a resolution of theParliament of Sri Lanka.[23]

Districts

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All population data is from the most recent census of Sri Lanka, in 2012.

DistrictArea mapProvinceDistrict capitalLand area inkm2 (mi2)[24]Inland water areain km2 (mi2)[24]Total area inkm2 (mi2)[24]Population (2012)[25]Population densityper km2
(per mi2)[a]
AmparaArea map of Ampara District, located along the east by south and south east coast and projecting into the interior of the country at the northern border, in the Eastern Province of Sri LankaEastern Province, Sri LankaEasternAmpara4,222 (1,630)193 (75)4,415 (1,705)649,402154 (400)
AnuradhapuraArea map of Anuradhapura District, located somewhat to the north of the centre of the country, in the North Central Province of Sri LankaNorth Central Province, Sri LankaNorth CentralAnuradhapura6,664 (2,573)515 (199)7,179 (2,772)860,575129 (330)
BadullaArea map of Badulla District which has its northern border near the centre of the country and extends to the south, located in the Uva Province of Sri LankaUva ProvinceUvaBadulla2,827 (1,092)34 (13)2,861 (1,105)815,405288 (750)
BatticaloaArea map of Batticaloa District, located along the east by north coast, in the Eastern Province of Sri LankaEastern Province, Sri LankaEasternBatticaloa2,610 (1,010)244 (94)2,854 (1,102)526,567202 (520)
ColomboArea map of Colombo District, roughly rectangular in shape and extending inwards from the west south west coast in the Western Province of Sri LankaWestern Province, Sri LankaWesternColombo676 (261)23 (8.9)699 (270)2,324,3493,438 (8,900)
GalleArea map of Galle District, converging inwards from the south west coast, in the Southern Province of Sri LankaSouthern Province, Sri LankaSouthernGalle1,617 (624)35 (14)1,652 (638)1,063,334658 (1,700)
GampahaArea map of Gampaha District, extending inwards from the west by south west coast in a rough square shape, in the Western Province of Sri LankaWestern Province, Sri LankaWesternGampaha1,341 (518)46 (18)1,387 (536)2,304,8331,719 (4,450)
HambantotaArea map of Hambantota District, lying along the coast from south to south east, in the Southern Province of Sri LankaSouthern Province, Sri LankaSouthernHambantota2,496 (964)113 (44)2,609 (1,007)599,903240 (620)
JaffnaArea map of Jaffna District, in the peninsula to the north, in the Northern Province of Sri LankaNorthern Province, Sri LankaNorthernJaffna929 (359)96 (37)1,025 (396)583,882629 (1,630)
KalutaraArea map of Kalutara District, extending inwards from the south west by west coast, in the Western Province of Sri LankaWestern Province, Sri LankaWesternKalutara1,576 (608)22 (8.5)1,598 (617)1,221,948775 (2,010)
KandyArea map of Kandy District, at the centre of the country with its south western boundary extending to the south, in the Central Province of Sri LankaCentral Province, Sri LankaCentralKandy1,917 (740)23 (8.9)1,940 (750)1,375,382716 (1,850)
KegalleArea map of Kegalle District, roughly oval in shape is located to the south east of the centre of the country, in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri LankaSabaragamuwa ProvinceSabaragamuwaKegalle1,685 (651)8 (3.1)1,693 (654)840,648499 (1,290)
KilinochchiArea map of Kilinochchi District, along the northern coast of the mainland and south of the Jaffna peninsula, in the Northern Province of Sri LankaNorthern Province, Sri LankaNorthernKilinochchi1,205 (465)74 (29)1,279 (494)113,51094 (240)
KurunegalaArea map of Kurunegala District, to the west of the centre of the country with its northern border extending towards the north west, in the North Western Province of Sri LankaNorth Western Province, Sri LankaNorth WesternKurunegala4,624 (1,785)192 (74)4,816 (1,859)1,618,465350 (910)
MannarArea map of Mannar District, along the north western coast with eastern border extending towards the interior, also including a large island roughly oval in shape, in the Northern Province of Sri LankaNorthern Province, Sri LankaNorthernMannar1,880 (730)116 (45)1,996 (771)99,57053 (140)
MataleArea map of Matale District, located immediately north of the middle of the country, roughly the shape of a letter "C" and located in the Central Province of Sri LankaCentral Province, Sri LankaCentralMatale1,952 (754)41 (16)1,993 (770)484,531248 (640)
MataraArea map of Matara District, roughly rectangular in shape and extending inwards from the southern coast, in the Southern Province of Sri LankaSouthern Province, Sri LankaSouthernMatara1,270 (490)13 (5.0)1,283 (495)814,048641 (1,660)
MonaragalaArea map of Monaragala District, located east of the centre of the country, has its south eat border extending towards the west, in the Uva Province of Sri LankaUva ProvinceUvaMonaragala5,508 (2,127)131 (51)5,639 (2,177)451,05882 (210)
MullaitivuArea map of Mullaitivu District, extending to the west from the north by east coast in the Northern Province of Sri LankaNorthern Province, Sri LankaNorthernMullaitivu2,415 (932)202 (78)2,617 (1,010)92,23838 (98)
Nuwara EliyaArea map of Nuwara Eliya District, located immediately south of the middle of the country and running roughly south west to north east, in the Central Province of Sri LankaCentral Province, Sri LankaCentralNuwara Eliya1,706 (659)35 (14)1,741 (672)711,644417 (1,080)
PolonnaruwaArea map of Polonnaruwa District, roughly square in shape, located at the middle from north east of the centre of the country and south west of the north eastern coast, in the North Central Province of Sri LankaNorth Central Province, Sri LankaNorth CentralPolonnaruwa3,077 (1,188)216 (83)3,293 (1,271)406,088132 (340)
PuttalamArea map of Puttalam District, lying along the western coast, in the North Western Province of Sri LankaNorth Western Province, Sri LankaNorth WesternPuttalam2,882 (1,113)190 (73)3,072 (1,186)762,396265 (690)
RatnapuraArea map of Ratnapura District, some distance from the south western coast with its western and southern borders converging towards the north west, in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri LankaSabaragamuwa ProvinceSabaragamuwaRatnapura3,236 (1,249)39 (15)3,275 (1,264)1,088,007336 (870)
TrincomaleeArea map of Trincomalee District, along the north eastern coast with its south western border extending inwards, in the Eastern Province of Sri LankaEastern Province, Sri LankaEasternTrincomalee2,529 (976)198 (76)2,727 (1,053)379,541150 (390)
VavuniyaArea map of Vavuniya District, located in the middle of the northern half of the country, running roughly in a south west—north east direction, in the Northern Province of Sri LankaNorthern Province, Sri LankaNorthernVavuniya1,861 (719)106 (41)1,967 (759)172,11592 (240)
Total62,705 (24,211)2,905 (1,122)65,610 (25,330)20,359,439325 (840)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Population density has been calculated using the land area rather than the total area.

Citations

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  1. ^"At a Glance".Sri Lanka in Brief.Government of Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved21 July 2009.
  2. ^"Identification of DS Divisions of Sri Lanka Vulnerable for food insecurity"(PDF).World Food Programme. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved21 July 2009.
  3. ^"Grama Niladhari Administration Division". Archived fromthe original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved23 June 2016.
  4. ^"Vision & Mission".District Secretariats Portal. Ministry of Public Administration & Home Affairs, Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved21 July 2009.
  5. ^"Kilinochchi a brief look".Daily News (Sri Lanka). 27 April 2009.Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved1 August 2009.
  6. ^"About Us". Vavuniya District Secretariat. Archived fromthe original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved29 July 2009.
  7. ^"Performs Report and Accounts—2008"(PDF). District and Divisional Secretariats Portal—Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2011-10-03. Retrieved2009-07-29.
  8. ^Siriweera 2004, p. 91.
  9. ^Yogasundaram 2006, p. 170.
  10. ^Hewavissenti, Panchamee (3 February 2008)."Episodes of colonised history".Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved21 July 2009.
  11. ^Yogasundaram 2006, p. 168.
  12. ^Yogasundaram 2006, p. 195.
  13. ^Yogasundaram 2006, p. 214.
  14. ^abYogasundaram 2006, p. 258.
  15. ^Peebles 2006, p. 48.
  16. ^Peebles 2006, p. 52.
  17. ^Peebles 2006, p. 110.
  18. ^"Overview". Ampara District Secretariat. Archived fromthe original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved2013-12-22.
  19. ^Mohideen, M. I. M. (27 December 2007)."Sinhalisation of East: A reply to Minister Champika Ranawaka".The Island (Sri Lanka).Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved22 December 2013.
  20. ^"Population by sex and district, census years"(PDF).Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2012-11-13.
  21. ^Schmiegelow, Michèle (1997).Democracy in Asia.Palgrave Macmillan. p. 425.ISBN 0-312-16495-5.
  22. ^Karalliyadda, S. B. (9 June 2013)."Awakening Jaffna Uthuru Wasanthaya".The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived fromthe original on 2013-12-24.
  23. ^"Chapter 1: The People, The State and Sovereignty".The Constitution of Sri Lanka.Government of Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved21 July 2009.
  24. ^abc"Table 1.1: Area of Sri Lanka by province and district"(PDF).Statistical Abstract 2014. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2015-11-13. Retrieved2015-10-10.
  25. ^"Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 - Table A1: Population by district, sex and sector"(PDF). Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2014-12-28. Retrieved2015-10-10.

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