Monaragala District

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Monaragala District
මොනරාගල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
மொணராகலை மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
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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 Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code LK-82
Website www.monaragala.dist.gov.lk

Monaragala (Sinhalese: මොනරාගල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மொணராகலை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is the 2nd largest of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, with an area of 5,636 km².[2]

Towns

Statistics

population Land Area Schools Total Students
429,803 282,200 Hectare 262 97,721
Division population
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
Tanamalwila 25,063
Sevanagala 39,825
Sinhala Sri Lankan Tamil Indian Tamil Sri Lankan Moor
94.5% 1.4% 1.9% 2.0%

In 2008 - Source[3]

Natural parks

Major reservoirs

  • Senanayake Reservoir
  • Muthukandiya Reservoir

Rivers

  • Menik Ganga
  • Gal oya
  • Heda oya
  • Wila oya
  • Kumbukkan Oya
  • Kirindi oya
  • ranwanna oya

Maps

See also

References

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  3. Article from Lakbima Newspaper

External links


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