Anuradhapura District

This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Anuradhapura.
Anuradhapura District
අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Ruwanwelisaya Stupa, Anuradhapura
Ruwanwelisaya Stupa, Anuradhapura
Map of Sri Lanka with Anuradhapura District highlighted
Map of Sri Lanka with Anuradhapura District highlighted
Coordinates: 8°20′N 80°30′E / 8.333°N 80.500°E / 8.333; 80.500
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Central Province
Largest CityAnuradhapura
Divisions
List
Government
 • District SecretaryR. M. Wanninayake
Area
 • Total
7,179 km2 (2,772 sq mi)
 • Land6,664 km2 (2,573 sq mi)
 • Water515 km2 (199 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
856,232
 • Density128.5/km2 (332.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-71
Websiteds.gov.lk/dist_anuradhapura

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

Major cities

Other towns

  • Bulnewa
  • Eppawala
  • Galenbindunuwewa
  • Galnewa
  • Ganewalpola
  • Habarana
  • Horowupotana
  • Kahatagasdigiliya
  • Kebitigollawa
  • Kekirawa
  • Konapathirawa
  • Konwewa
  • Madatugama
  • Mahailuppallama
  • Maradankadawala
  • Medawachchiya
  • Mihintale
  • Nochchiyagama
  • Nachchaduwa
  • Padawiya
  • Palugaswewa
  • Rambewa
  • Seeppukulama
  • Talawa
  • Tambuttegama
  • Thirappane
  • Yakalla

Anuradhapura district election divisions

Demographics

Ethnicity in Anuradhapura District (2024)[2]
  1. Sinhala (90.6%)
  2. Sri Lankan Moors (8.67%)
  3. Others (0.71%)
Ethnic groups
Sinhalese 676,073 (90.66%)
Sri Lankan Tamil 5,073 (0.68%)
Sri Lankan Moor 61,989 (8.31%)
Indian Tamil 443 (0.06%)
Burgher 179 (0.02%)
Sri Lankan Malay 279 (0.04%)
Other 1,657 (0.22%)
Religion in Anuradhapura district (2024)[3]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
 
 89.87%
Islam
 
 8.60%
Catholicism
 
 0.60%
Other or not stated
 
 0.93%
Religions
Buddhism 670,963 (89.98%)
Hinduism 3,459 (0.46%)
Islam 62,797 (8.42%)
Roman Catholic 6,266 (0.84%)
Other Christian 2,073 (0.28%)
Other 135 (0.02%)

The population according to the 2001 census is 745,693, of whom 90.7% were 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.[4]

Divisional secretariats

Divisional secretariats constitute the next administrative division down from district.

Maps

References

  1. ^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
  2. ^ "Population by ethnicity according to Divisional Secretariat Divisions, 2024". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2024.
  3. ^ "Population by religion according to Divisional Secretariat Divisions, 2024". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2024.
  4. ^ Department of Census and Statistics - official government website
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuradhapura_District