Matale District

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This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Matale.

Administrative District in Central Province, Sri Lanka






























Matale District
මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்

Administrative District

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; 80.750Coordinates: 7°40′N 80°45′E / 7.667°N 80.750°E / 7.667; 80.750
Country
Sri Lanka
Province
Central Province
Largest city
Matale
Divisions

List


  • Divisional Secretariats: 11

  • Grama Niladhari: 545


Government
 • District Secretary

D.P.G. Kumarasiri
 • Local

Area
 • Total
1,993 km2 (770 sq mi)
 • Land
1,952 km2 (754 sq mi)
 • Water
41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population (2012)[1]
 • Total
482,229
 • Density
240/km2 (630/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. The administrative capital of the district is the city of Matale.




Contents





  • 1 Demographics

    • 1.1 Ethnicity


    • 1.2 Religion



  • 2 Large towns


  • 3 Small towns


  • 4 Other places


  • 5 Heritage Sites


  • 6 List of other tourist attractions in Matale District


  • 7 References




Demographics



Ethnicity
























Ethnic groups
Sinhalese
353,579
(80.14%)
Sri Lankan Tamil
24,320
(5.51%)
Sri Lankan Moor
38,345
(8.69%)
Indian Tamil
23,493
(5.32%)
Burgher
402
(0.09%)
Sri Lankan Malay
523
(0.12%)
Other
549
(0.12%)


Religion


















Religion in Matale District (2011)[1]



  Buddhism (79.03%)


  Hinduism (9.6%)


  Islam (9.04%)


  Christianity (2.0%)





















Religions
Buddhism
348,762
(78.99%)
Hinduism
42,433
(9.61%)
Islam
40,189
(9.1%)
Roman Catholic
8,400
(1.9%)
Other Christian
1,703
(0.39%)
Other
50
(0.01%)

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.[2]



Large towns



  • Dambulla (Municipal Council)


  • Matale (Municipal Council)


Small towns


  • Galewela

  • Naula

  • Pallepola

  • Rattota

  • Ukuwela


Other places


  • 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




  1. ^ ab Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011


  2. ^ Department of Census and Statistics official government website








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