Kandy District

Kandy District මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය கண்டி மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E / 7.250°N 80.750°E / 7.250; 80.750Coordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E / 7.250°N 80.750°E / 7.250; 80.750
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
Largest City	Kandy
Divisions	List Divisional Secretariats: 20 Grama Niladhari: 1,188
Government
• District Secretary	Gotabaya Jayarathna
• Local	List Municipal Councils: 1 Urban Councils: 3 Pradeishiya Sabhas: 17
Area
• Total	1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
• Land	1,917 km2 (740 sq mi)
• Water	23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	1,279,028
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	LK-21
Website	ds.gov.lk/dist_kandy

Kandy District (Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1906.3 km².^[1] The capital of the district is Kandy.

Major Cities

• Kandy municipal council

Suburbs of city of Kandy

• Peradeniya
• Katugastota
• Pallekele

Big Towns

• Gampola urban council

Other Towns

• Nawalapitiya UC
• Wattegama UC
• Kadugannawa UC
• Akurana
• Pilimatalawa
• Hanguranketa
• Alawatugoda
• Teldeniya
• Kundasale
• Talatuoya
• Pussellawa
• Madawala Bazaar

Demographics

References

v t e Districts of Sri Lanka Central Kandy Matale Nuwara Eliya Eastern Ampara Batticaloa Trincomalee North Central Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa Northern Jaffna Kilinochchi Mannar Mullaitivu Vavuniya North Western Kurunegala Puttalam Sabaragamuwa Kegalle Ratnapura Southern Galle Hambantota Matara Uva Badulla Moneragala Western Colombo Gampaha Kalutara