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Nuwara Eliya District
நுவரேலியா மாவட்டம் නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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 Map of Sri Lanka with Nuwara Eliya District highlighted | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| Largest Town | Nuwara Eliya |
| Divisions | List
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | D. P. G. kumarasiri |
| • Local | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,706 km2 (659 sq mi) |
| • Water | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 731,415 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-23 |
| Website | ds.gov.lk/dist_nuwaraeliya |
Nuwara Eliya District (Template:Lang-ta, Template:Lang-si) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, centered on the tourist city of Nuwara Eliya.
Demographics
| Ethnic groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Tamil | 355,830 | (50.57%) | |
| Sinhalese | 282,621 | (40.17%) | |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 46,066 | (6.55%) | |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 16,555 | (2.35%) | |
| Burgher | 632 | (0.09%) | |
| Sri Lankan Malay | 1,059 | (0.15%) | |
| Other | 847 | (0.12%) | |
| Religions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 359,135 | (51.04%) | |
| Buddhism | 279,139 | (39.67%) | |
| Islam | 19,099 | (2.71%) | |
| Roman Catholic | 35,008 | (4.98%) | |
| Other Christian | 10,741 | (1.53%) | |
| Other | 488 | (0.07%) | |
The population according to 2001 census is 703,610 of which 50.61% Tamils of Indian origin, 40.2% are Sinhalese, 6.5% native Sri Lankan Tamils and 2.4% Sri Lankan Moors. In terms of religion,51.0% of the population are Hindu, 39.7.0 % Buddhists, 5% Roman Catholics, 2.7% Muslims and 1.5% belong to non-catholic Christian denominations.[1]
Geography
Nuwara Eliya district is located in the hill country of Central Province. The terrain is generally mountainous, with deep valleys.
Cities
- Nuwara Eliya (Municipal Council)
Towns
- Hapugastalawa
- Agrapatana
- Ambewela
- Bogawantalawa
- Bopattalawa
- Dayagama Bazaar
- Ginigathena
- Haggala
- Hatton-Dikoya UC
- Kotagala
- Kotmale
- Labukele
- Laxapana
- Lindula-Talawakele UC
- Maskeliya
- Nuwara Eliya
- Nanuoya
- Padiyapelella
- Ramboda
- Ragala
- Rozella
- Udapussallawa
- Walapane
- Watawala
Schools
Poramadulla Central College is located in the Rikillagaskada community in Hanguranketha.[2]
References
- ^ Department of Census and Statistics official government website
- ^ S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen (March 10, 2012), Poramadulla CC makes progress despite difficulties, Daily News (Sri Lanka), retrieved December 7, 2013 (Archive)
External links
| Central Province |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Province | ||
| North Central Province | ||
| Northern Province | ||
| North Western Province | ||
| Sabaragamuwa Province | ||
| Southern Province | ||
| Uva Province | ||
| Western Province | ||
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