Nuwara Eliya District
Appearance
Nuwara Eliya District
நுவரேலியா மாவட்டம் නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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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 (Tamil: நுவரேலியா மாவட்டம், Sinhala: නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්රික්කය) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, centered on the tourist city of Nuwara Eliya.
Demographics
Ethnic groups | |||
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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 | |||
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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)
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