Polonnaruwa District

The district of Polonnaruwa ( Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: பொலநறுவை மாவட்டம் ) is a district in the north central province of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 3,239 square kilometers and 400,000 inhabitants ( census 2012), of which 91 percent Sinhalese. Main town is Polonnaruwa.

Geography

The district lies in the northern inland Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka and is part of the North Central Province. It has an area of 3,239 square kilometers (of which 3,077 square miles of land and 216 square kilometers of inland waters). Neighboring districts are Anuradhapura in the north- west, Trincomalee in the northeast, Batticaloa in the east, in the southeast of Ampara and Matale in the southwest.

History

The district is one of the start-up after the Second World War. It was created in 1958 from parts of the former district of Anuradhapura.

Population

According to the 2012 census, the district has 403 859 inhabitants Polonnaruwa. With 131 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density is well below the average of Sri Lanka ( 323 inhabitants per square kilometer).

The great majority of the inhabitants of the district of Polonnaruwa are Sinhalese. According to the 2012 census, they account for 90.6 percent of the district population. In addition, there is a minority of Moors or Tamil Muslims, who represent 7.2 percent of the population, and a smaller Tamil minority of 2.3 percent.

Almost all Sinhala inhabitants of Anuradhapura hang on Buddhism, while the Moors to all profess to Islam. According to the 2012 census, 89.7 percent of the district population Buddhists and 7.5 percent Muslim. Hindus ( 1.7 per cent ) and Christians (1.0 percent) represent only small minorities.

Management

The head of the district is entitled District Secretary. The district is further divided into seven divisions ( under a Division Secretary ). The cities and larger towns have their own government ( municipal council or municipal council ). There are 290 community councils ( Grama Niladharis ) for 657 villages throughout the district ..

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