Anuradhapura District

This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Anuradhapura.
Anuradhapura District
Administrative District

Map of Sri Lanka with Anuradhapura District highlighted
Coordinates: 8°20′N 80°30′E / 8.333°N 80.500°ECoordinates: 8°20′N 80°30′E / 8.333°N 80.500°E
Country  Sri Lanka
Province North Central Province
Largest City Anuradhapura
Divisions
Area
 • Total 7,179 km2 (2,772 sq mi)
 • Land 6,664 km2 (2,573 sq mi)
 • Water 515 km2 (199 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 745,693
 • Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code LK-71
Website ds.gov.lk/dist_anuradhapura

Anuradhapura (Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம் Aṉurātapuram māvaṭṭam; Sinhalese: අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය anūrādhapūra distrikkaya) is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,179 km².

Major Cities

Other Towns

Demographics

Ethnic groups
Sinhalese 676,073 (90.66%)
Sri Lankan Tamil5,073(0.68%)
Sri Lankan Moor61,989(8.31%)
Indian Tamil443(0.06%)
Burgher179(0.02%)
Sri Lankan Malay279(0.04%)
Other1,657(0.22%)
Religions
Buddhism 670,963 (89.98%)
Hinduism3,459(0.46%)
Islam62,797(8.42%)
Roman Catholic6,266(0.84%)
Other Christian2,073(0.28%)
Other135(0.02%)

The population according to 2001 census is 745,693 of which 90.7% are sinhalese, 8.3% Sri Lankan Moors, 0.7% native Sri Lankan tamils and 0.1% tamils of Indian origin. 90.0% of the population are buddhists, 8.4% muslim, 1.1% christian and 0.5% hindu.[1]

Divisional Secretariats

Divisional Secretariats constitute the next administrative division down from district.

Maps

Notable people whose origin in Anuradhapura District

References

  1. ↑ Department of Census and Statistics official government website