Matale District

Matale District
Matale District
මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்
—  Administrative District  —
Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°40′N 80°45′E / 7.667°N 80.75°E / 7.667; 80.75Coordinates: 7°40′N 80°45′E / 7.667°N 80.75°E / 7.667; 80.75
Country  Sri Lanka
Province Central Province
Created
Capital Matale
Divisions
Government
 - District Secretary H. M. Gamini Senavirathne
 - Local
Area
 - Total 1,993 km2 (769.5 sq mi)
 - Land 1,952 km2 (753.7 sq mi)
 - Water 41 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 - Total 441,328
 - Density 221.4/km2 (573.5/sq mi)
Time zone Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code LK-22
Website ds.gov.lk/dist_matale

Matale District (Sinhala: මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,987 km².

Demographics

Ethnic groups
Sinhalese 353,579 (80.12%)
Sri Lankan Tamil 24,320 (5.51%)
Sri Lankan Moor 38,462 (8.72%)
Indian Tamil 23,493 (5.32%)
Burgher 402 (0.09%)
Sri Lankan Malay 523 (0.12%)
Other 549 (0.12%)
Religions
Buddhism 348,762 (79.03%)
Hinduism 42,433 (9.61%)
Islam 39,980 (9.06%)
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.[1]


References

  1. ^ Department of Census and Statistics official government website



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