Kandy District
This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Kandy.
Kandy District මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය கண்டி மாவட்டம் | |
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Administrative District | |
Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted | |
Coordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E / 7.250°N 80.750°ECoordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E / 7.250°N 80.750°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Central Province |
Largest city | Kandy |
Divisions |
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Government | |
• District Secretary | Gotabaya Jayarathna |
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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 | Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) |
ISO 3166 code | LK-21 |
Website | ds.gov.lk/dist_kandy |
Kandy District (Sinhalese: මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1906.3 km².[1] The capital of the district is Kandy.
Ethic Group & Religion
Major Cities
- Kandy municipal council
Suburbs of city of Kandy
Big Towns
- Gampola urban council
- Nawalapitiya UC
Other Towns
- Akurana
- Alawatugoda
- Ambatenna
- Daskara
- Daulagala
- Galagedara
- Galhinna
- Hanguranketa
- Hapugastalawa
- Kadugannawa UC
- Kundasale
- Madawala
- Menikdiwela
- Pilimatalawa
- Pussellawa
- Talatuoya
- Teldeniya
- Ulapane
- Watadeniya
- Wattegama UC
- Welamboda
References
- ↑ Kandy District Secretariat
- ↑ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
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