Nuwara Eliya District
Nuwara Eliya District நுவரெலியா மாவட்டம் නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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Coordinates: 7°00′N 80°45′E / 7.000°N 80.750°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Central Province |
Largest Town | Nuwara Eliya |
Divisions | List
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Government | |
• District Secretary | M. B. R. Pushpakumara |
• 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 | [1] |
Nuwara Eliya District (Tamil: நுவரெலியா மாவட்டம், romanized: Nuvareliyā Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්රික්කය, romanized: Nuvaraeḷiya Distrikkaya) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, centered on the tourist city of Nuwara Eliya.
Demographics
[edit]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%) |
Religion in Nuwara Eliya District (2011)[1]
The population according to the 2001 census is 703,610 of which 50.61% are 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.[2]
Geography
[edit]Nuwara Eliya district is located in the hill country of Central Province. The terrain is generally mountainous, with deep valleys.
Cities
[edit]- Nuwara Eliya (Municipal Council)
Towns
[edit]- Agrapatana
- Ambewela
- Bogawantalawa
- Bopattalawa
- Dayagama Bazaar
- Ginigathena
- Hapugastalawa
- Haggala
- Hanguranketha
- Hatton-Dikoya UC
- Kotagala
- Kotmale
- Labukele
- Laxapana
- Lindula-Talawakele UC
- Maskeliya
- Nildandahinna
- Nuwara Eliya
- Nanu Oya
- Norton Bridge
- Padiyapelella
- Ramboda
- Ragala
- Rikillagaskada
- Rozella
- Udapussallawa
- Walapane
- Watawala
- Norton
- Koththallena
- Pundaluoya
- Kandapola
- Pattipola
Schools
[edit]Poramadulla Central College is located in the Rikillagaskada community in Hanguranketha.[3]
Diyathilaka Central College is located in the Hanguranketha community in Hanguranketha.
References
[edit]- ^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011 Archived 2018-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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), archived from the original on December 8, 2013, retrieved December 7, 2013
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