Monaragala District
Appearance
Monaragala District
මොණරාගල දිස්ත්රික්කය மொணராகலை மாவட்டம் | |
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Coordinates: 6°40′N 81°20′E / 6.667°N 81.333°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Uva Province |
Largest Town | Monaragala |
Area | |
• Total | 5,636 km2 (2,176 sq mi) |
• Land | 5,508 km2 (2,127 sq mi) |
• Water | 131 km2 (51 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 448,194 |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
ISO 3166 code | LK-82 |
Website | www |
Monaragala (Sinhala: මොණරාගල දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: மொணராகலை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is the second largest of the 25 districts in Sri Lanka, with an area of 5,636 km2 (2,176 sq mi).[2]
Main Towns
[edit]- Monaragala
- Bibile
- Buttala
- Wellawaya
- Kataragama
- Siyambalanduva
- medagama
- Thanamalvila
- Badalkubura
- Sevanagala
- madulla
Other towns
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Population | Land Area | Schools | Total Students |
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429,803 | 282,200 Hectare | 262 | 97,721 |
Division | Population |
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Bibila | 38,386 |
Madulla | 30,672 |
Medagama | 35,116 |
Siyambalanduwa | 51,309 |
Monaragala | 45,922 |
Badalkumbura | 39,786 |
Wellawaya | 54,911 |
Buttala | 51,186 |
Kataragama | 17,627 |
Thanamalwila | 25,063 |
Sevanagala | 39,825 |
Religion
[edit]Religions in Moneragala District (2011)[3]
Buddhism (94.5%)
Hinduism (2.8%)
Islam (2.2%)
Christianity (0.5%)
Buddhism is the predominant religion in Moneragala.
Religion | Population(2012) |
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Buddhism | 426,762 |
Hinduism | 11,997 |
Islam | 9,809 |
Christianity | 2,460 |
Other Religion | 30 |
Ethnicity
[edit]Sinhala | Sri Lankan Tamil | Indian Tamil | Sri Lankan Moor |
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94.5% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 2.0% |
In 2008 - Source[4]
National parks
[edit]Major reservoirs
[edit]- Senanayake Reservoir
- Muthukandiya Reservoir
- Weheragala Reservoir
- Handapanagala Reservoir
- Udawalawa Reservoir
- Alikota ara Reservoir
- Mallipotha Lake
Rivers
[edit]- Menik Ganga
- Hulanda oya
- Gal oya
- Heda oya
- Wila oya
- Kumbukkan Oya
- Kirindi oya
- ranwanna oya
Tourist attractions
[edit]- Katharagama
- Maligawila
- Buduruwagala
- Goviduhela rock
- Yala National Park
- Galoya National Park
- Udawalawa National Park
- Ellewela Waterfall
- Maragala mountain range
- Kotasara Piyangala Raja Maha Viharaya
- Mallipotha Lake
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "POPULATION OF SRI LANKA BY DISTRICT" (PDF). Census of Population and Housing 2011. Department of Census and Statistics. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
- ^ "Article from Lakbima Newspaper". Archived from the original on 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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