Kandy District

This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Kandy.

Kandy District මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය கண்டி மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
Largest city	Kandy
Divisions	List Divisional Secretariats: 20 Grama Niladhari: 1,188
Government
• District Secretary	Gotabaya Jayarathna
• Local	List Municipal Councils: 1 Urban Councils: 3 Pradeishiya Sabhas: 17
Area
• Total	1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
• Land	1,917 km2 (740 sq mi)
• Water	23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,279,028
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 code	LK-21
Website	ds.gov.lk/dist_kandy

Kandy District (Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1906.3 km². The capital of the district is Kandy.

Ethic Group & Religion

Ethnic groups
Sinhalese	947,900	(74.11%)
Sri Lankan Moor	168,049	(13.14%)
Indian Tamil	103,622	(8.1%)
Sri Lankan Tamil	52,052	(4.07%)
Sri Lankan Malay	2,668	(0.21%)
Burgher	2,128	(0.17%)
Other	2,609	(0.2%)

Religions
Buddhism	937,001	(73.26%)
Islam	173,590	(13.57%)
Hinduism	134,438	(10.51%)
Roman Catholic	23,232	(1.82%)
Other Christian	10,330	(0.81%)
Other	437	(0.03%)

Major Cities

• Kandy municipal council

Suburbs of city of Kandy

• Peradeniya
• Katugastota
• Pallekele

Big Towns

• Gampola urban council
• Nawalapitiya UC

Other Towns

• Hapugastalawa
• Daskara
• Welamboda
• Watadeniya
• Daulagala
• Wattegama UC
• Kadugannawa UC
• Akurana
• Pilimatalawa
• Galhinna
• Hanguranketa
• Alawatugoda
• Teldeniya
• Kundasale
• Talatuoya
• Pussellawa
• Madawala
• Menikdiwela
• Ulapane
• Galagedara