Matara District

Matara is a district in the Southern Province in Sri Lanka. It has an area of 1,283 km ². Capital is Matara.

Population

The population in 2001 was 761'370 people according to the census.

Population of the district according to ethnic groups

1 Lowland and Kandyan Sinhalese zusammen2 Sri Lankan Tamils ​​and Indian Tamils ​​separate 3 only Sri Lankan Moors4 thereof 2001 59 Sri Lanka Chetties and 4 Bharathas

Population of the district according to confessions

Demographics

Significant places

The only great places in the district are Matara and Weligama.

History

Despite its location on the southern coast hit in 2004 by an earthquake -triggered tsunami, the coast with full force. At that time, 1'221 people died according to official figures in the Matara district. Almost 20,000 families were affected by the consequences of the tsunami.

Management

The head of the district is entitled District Secretary. The district is further divided into sixteen divisions ( under a Division Secretary ). The cities and larger towns have their own government ( municipal council or municipal council ). There are 650 community councils ( Grama Niladharis ) for the 1,598 villages throughout the district.