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Matara District
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Matara District |
| native_name | මාතර දිස්ත්රික්කයமாத்தறை மாவட்டம் |
| type | Administrative District |
| image_map | Sri Lanka districts Matara.svg |
| map_caption | Map of Sri Lanka with Matara District highlighted |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Sri Lanka |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Southern Province |
| parts_type | Divisions |
| parts_style | list |
| p1 | Divisional Secretariats: 16 |
| p2 | Grama Niladhari: 650 |
| established_title | Created |
| seat_type | Largest City |
| seat | Matara |
| leader_title | District Secretary |
| leader_name | Pradeep Ratnayaka |
| leader_title1 | Local |
| leader_name1 | {{collapsible list |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 1,282.5 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 809,344 |
| population_as_of | 2012 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | Sri Lanka |
| utc_offset1 | +05:30 |
| iso_code | LK-32 |
| website | matara.dist.gov.lk/ |
the district in Sri Lanka
| Municipal Councils: 1 | Urban Councils: 1 | Pradeishiya Sabhas: 10 Matara ( Mātara distrikkaya; Māttaṛai māvaṭṭam) is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka.
Geography
Matara District is located in the south west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 1282.5 km2.
It is represented in the Sri Lankan Parliament following the 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election by former Sri Lankan national cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya who stood for the United People's Freedom Alliance.
Administrative units
Matara District is divided into 16 Divisional Secretary's Division (DS Divisions), each headed by a Divisional Secretary (previously known as an Assistant Government Agent). The DS Divisions are further sub-divided into 650 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions), with 1,658 villages.
| DS Division | Main town | Divisional Secretary | GN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisions | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
| (km2) | |||||||
| Population (2012 Census) | Population | ||||||
| density | |||||||
| (/km2) | Sinhalese | style="width:70px;" | Sri Lankan Moors | style="width:70px;" | Sri Lankan | ||
| Tamil | style="width:70px;" | Indian | |||||
| Tamil | style="width:70px;" | Other | style="width:70px;" | Total | |||
| Akuressa | Akuressa | Mr. O. V. Chandana Tilakerathne | 46 | 148.8 | 51,280 | 7 | 519 |
| Athuraliya | Athuraliya | Mr. T. G. S. Sarath Kumara | 28 | 62.9 | 29,674 | 1,675 | 602 |
| Devinuwara | Devinuwara | Mr. D. D. K. Wickramarachchi | 41 | 39.9 | 47,217 | 663 | 66 |
| Dickwella | Dickwella | Mr. B. S. Ranjitha | 48 | 51.9 | 51,530 | 2,680 | 70 |
| Hakmana | Hakmana | Mr. Kusalaka Nanayakkara | 34 | 47.7 | 30,465 | 977 | 16 |
| Kamburupitiya | Kamburupitiya | Mrs. N. M. M. W. W. N. Herath Kumari | 39 | 60.9 | 40,738 | 10 | 28 |
| Kirinda Puhuwella | Kirinda Puhuwella | Mr. Chinthaka Abeywickrama | 25 | 37.5 | 19,480 | 648 | 5 |
| Kotapola | Kotapola | Mr. Ganesha Amarasinghe | 37 | 175.6 | 51,057 | 110 | 4,041 |
| Malimbada | Malimbada | Mrs. Deepika Kumari Gunarathne | 66 | 44.7 | 34,180 | 476 | 51 |
| Matara | Matara | Mr. Ranjith Yapa | 29 | 53.9 | 110,221 | 4,314 | 304 |
| Mulatiyana | Mulatiyana | Mr. Susantha Attanayake | 48 | 115.2 | 49,689 | 1 | 192 |
| Pasgoda | Pasgoda | Mrs. Nadeeka Kaushalya Kumari | 43 | 148.2 | 57,224 | 2 | 347 |
| Pitabeddara | Pitabeddara | Mr. Ravindra Jayanath | 40 | 141.5 | 47,149 | 24 | 2,086 |
| Thihagoda | Thihagoda | Mrs. K. P. C. N. Mahindagnana | 40 | 45.2 | 33,168 | 8 | 16 |
| Weligama | Weligama | Mr. K. P. G. Sumith Shantha | 48 | 44.0 | 64,927 | 7,366 | 159 |
| Welipitiya | Welipitiya | Mrs. Tushari Sooriyarachchi | 38 | 64.4 | 45,122 | 6,339 | 60 |
| Total | 650 | 1,282.5 | 757,046 | 23,635 | 5,060 | 17,937 | 321 |
Major cities
- Matara (Municipal Council)
Other towns
- Aparekka
- Weligama (Weligama Urban Council)
- Akuressa
- Tihagoda
- Mirissa
- Deniyaya
- Pitabeddara
- Kamburupitiya
- Thelijjawila
- Malimbada
- Miella
- Welipitiya
- Denipitiya
- Welihinda
- Morawaka
- Nupe
- Devinuwara
- Gandara
- Hakmana
- Karaputugala
Demographics
Population
vast Matara District's population was 803,999 in 2012. The majority of the population are Sinhalese, with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Indian Tamil population.
Ethnicity
| other-label = Others | other-color = grey
| Year | Sinhalese | Sri Lankan Moors | Sri Lankan Tamil | Indian Tamil | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | No. | style="width:50px;" | % | style="width:60px;" | No. | style="width:50px;" | % | style="width:60px;" | No. | style="width:50px;" | % | style="width:60px;" | No. | style="width:50px;" | % | style="width:60px;" | No. | style="width:50px;" | % | |||||||||
| 2012 Census | 757,046 | 94.16% | 23,635 | 2.94% | 5,060 | 0.63% | 17,937 |
Religion
| Year | Buddhist | Muslim | Christian | Hindu | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | No. | style="width:50px;" | % | style="width:60px;" | No. | style="width:50px;" | % | style="width:60px;" | No. | style="width:50px;" | % | style="width:60px;" | No. | style="width:50px;" | % | style="width:60px;" | No. | style="width:50px;" | % | |||||||||
| 2012 Census | 756,098 | 94.0% | 18,908 | 2.35% | 25,982 | 3.23% | 2,901 |
Notes
References
References
- link. (2019-01-07)
- "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
- "Grama Niladhari Divisions". Matara District Secretariat.
- "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
- "A6 : Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
- "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
- (2024). "Population by ethnicity according to Divisional Secretariat Divisions, 2024".
- (2024). "Population by religion according to Divisional Secretariat Divisions, 2024".
- "A3 : Population by religion according to districts, 2012". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
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