Polonnaruwa District පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්රික්කය பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம் | |
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 Map of Sri Lanka with Polonnaruwa District highlighted | |
| Coordinates:8°00′N81°00′E / 8.000°N 81.000°E /8.000; 81.000 | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | North Central Province |
| Largest Town | Polonnaruwa |
| DS Division[1] | List
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | W. A. Dharmasiri |
| • MPs | |
| • MPCs[2] | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 3,293 km2 (1,271 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,077 km2 (1,188 sq mi) |
| • Water | 216 km2 (83 sq mi) 6.55% |
| • Rank | 5th (5.01% of total area) |
| Population (2012)[4] | |
• Total | 403,335 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Sinhalese | 365,476 (90.6%) |
| • Moors | 29,060 (7.2%) |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 7,356 (1.8%) |
| • Indian Tamil | 1,190 (0.3%) |
| • Other | 253 (0.06%) |
| Religion | |
| • Buddhist | 361,920 (89.7%) |
| • Muslim | 30,427 (7.5%) |
| • Hindu | 6,835 (1.7%) |
| • Christian | 4,090 (1.00%) |
| • Other | 63 (0.01%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 51000 |
| Telephone Codes | 027 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-72 |
| Vehicle registration | NC |
| Official Languages | Sinhala,Tamil |
Polonnaruwa District (Sinhala:පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්රික්කය;Tamil:பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம்) is one of the 25districts ofSri Lanka, the second leveladministrative division of the country. It is also one of the two districts ofNorth Central Province and has an area of 3,293 km2.[7]
The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by aDistrict Secretary (previously known as aGovernment Agent) appointed by thecentral government of Sri Lanka. Thecapital of the district is the city ofPolonnaruwa.
| DS Division | Main Town | Divisional Secretary | GN Divisions | Area (km2) | Population |
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| Thamankaduwa | Polonnaruwa | Mr.H.S.K.J Bandara | 55 | 468.78 | 94254 |
| Hingurakgoda | Hingurakgoda | Mr.H.S.K.J Bandara(Acting) | 53 | 709.04 | 77202 |
| Medirigiriya | Medirigiriya | Mr.W.M.I Karunarathne | 45 | 574.04 | 78654 |
| Lankapura | Thalpotha | Miss.R.W.R.M.C Ranawarna | 27 | 184 | 43365 |
| Welikanda | Welikanda | Mrs.M.M Hairunnisha | 29 | 548 | 42700 |
| Dimbulagala | Manampitiya | Mr.P.T.M Irfan | 56 | 581.83 | 95807 |
| Elahera | Bakamuna | Mr.C.M Karunarathne | 28 | 227.31 | 49924 |
The majority of the population areSinhalese with a minoritySri Lankan Moor andSri Lankan Tamil population.[8]
| Ethnicity in Polonnaruwa District[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Percent | |||
| Sinhalese | 90.6% | |||
| Sri Lankan Moor | 7.2% | |||
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 1.8% | |||
| Indian Tamils | 0.3% | |||
| Religion in Polonnaruwa District (2011)[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Percent | |||
| Buddhism | 89.7% | |||
| Islam | 7.5% | |||
| Hinduism | 1.7% | |||
| Christianity | 1.0% | |||
According to the 2011 census[10] 89.7% of the population wereBuddhists, 7.5%Muslim, 1.7%Hindu and 1%Christian.
| Local Authority | Registered Electors | Elected Members | |||||
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| SLPP | SLFP | UNP | JVP | Other | Total | ||
| Dimbulagala Divisional Council | 64142 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Elahera Divisional Council | 36567 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Hingurakgoda Divisional Council | 50546 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| Lankapura Divisional Council | 28369 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Medirigiriya Divisional Council | 52530 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| Polonnaruwa Divisional Council | 38459 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Polonnaruwa Municipal Council | 24809 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Welikanda Divisional Council | 21182 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 316604 | 62 | 57 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 174 |
Following are some of the schools in the Polonnaruwa District.
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| Eastern Province | ||
| North Central Province | ||
| Northern Province | ||
| North Western Province | ||
| Sabaragamuwa Province | ||
| Southern Province | ||
| Uva Province | ||
| Western Province | ||
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