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
Flag of Matale District
Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted
Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°40′N 80°45′E / 7.667°N 80.750°E / 7.667; 80.750
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
CapitalMatale
Largest CityMatale
Large Towns
Divisions
Government
 • District SecretaryS. M. G. K. Perera
 • Matale District MPs
Area
 • Administrative District1,993 km2 (770 sq mi)
 • Land1,952 km2 (754 sq mi)
 • Water41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Administrative District484,531
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
522,000
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
 • Urban
60,276
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-22
Official LanguagesSinhala
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

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Religion in the Matale District (2012)[3]

  Buddhism (79.4%)
  Islam (9.8%)
  Hinduism (9.1%)
  Christianity (2.4%)
Religion Population(2012)
Buddhism 385,151
Islam 45,682
Hinduism 43,432
Christianity 10,241
Other religions 25

Cities

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Towns

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Villages

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Heritage sites

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Tourist attractions

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References

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  1. ^ Department of Census and Statistics
  2. ^ Citypopulation
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing - 2012".
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