Matale District

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

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	List Divisional Secretariats: 11 Grama Niladhari: 545
Government
- District Secretary	H. M. Gamini Senavirathne
- Local	List Municipal Councils: 1 Urban Councils: 0 Pradeishiya Sabhas: 11
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