Polonnaruwa District

Polonnaruwa District
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Polonnaruwa District highlighted
Coordinates: 8°00′N 81°00′E / 8.000°N 81.000°E / 8.000; 81.000Coordinates: 8°00′N 81°00′E / 8.000°N 81.000°E / 8.000; 81.000
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	North Central Province
Largest Town	Polonnaruwa
Area
• Total	3,403 km2 (1,314 sq mi)
Time zone	Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	LK-72

Polonnaruwa is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 3,403 km².

Education

Following are some of the schools in the Polonnaruwa District.

• Polonnaruwa Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya
• Thopawewa Maha Vidyalayaya
• Bakamuna Mahasen Isuru College
• PL/Polonnaruwa Muslim Central College - Kaduruwela

Towns

• Polonnaruwa-Kaduruwela
• Hingurakgoda
• Minneriya
• Bakamuna
• Aralaganwila
• Medirigiriya
• Giritale
• Elahera
• Jayantipura
• Galamuna
• Lankapura
• Sungawila
• Manampitiya
• Welikanda
• Dimbulagala

Notable people whose origin in Polonnaruwa District

• Maithreepala Sirisena - 7th President of Sri Lanka.
• Chinthana Vidanage - International weightlifter
• Janaka Wikramasinghe - Singer
• Manjula Pushpakumara - Singer
• Kumarasiri Pathirana - Singer and Novelist
• Lalitha Padmini - Best Family Health Service Officer of Asia
• Pushpika Sandamali de Silva - Miss Sri Lanka 2011, Model and Actress
• Super Friends - Music Band
• Samantha Konara - Singer

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 Monaragala Western Colombo Gampaha Kalutara