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Matale District (Sinhala: මාතලේ දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka. The administrative capital and largest city of the district is Matale.
Matale District
මාතලේ දිස්ත්රික්කය மாத்தளை மாவட்டம் | |
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 Flag | |
 Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 7°40′N 80°45′E / 7.667°N 80.750°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| Capital | Matale |
| Largest City | Matale |
| Large Towns | |
| Divisions | List |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | S. M. G. K. Perera |
| • Matale District MPs | |
| Area | |
| 1,993 km2 (770 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,952 km2 (754 sq mi) |
| • Water | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| 484,531 | |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 522,000 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 60,276 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-22 |
| Official Languages | Sinhala Tamil |
The district is considered to be the centremost region of the island and has a total area of 1,993 km2 (770 sq mi). It is in the northern part of the Central Province. Sharing borders with 6 other districts, the Matale district is bordered by Anuradhapura to the north, Polonnaruwa to the northeast, Badulla and Ampara to the east, Kurunegala to the west and Kandy to the south.
Ethnicity and religions
editReligion in the Matale District (2012)[3]
| Religion | Population(2012) |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 385,151 |
| Islam | 45,682 |
| Hinduism | 43,432 |
| Christianity | 10,241 |
| Other religions | 25 |
Cities
edit- Matale (Municipal Council)
Towns
editVillages
editHeritage sites
editTourist attractions
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