Polonnaruwa District
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Polonnaruwa District | |
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Administrative District | |
Map of Sri Lanka with Polonnaruwa District highlighted |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | North Central Province |
Largest Town | Polonnaruwa |
Area | |
• Total | 3,403 km2 (1,314 sq mi) |
Time zone | Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) |
ISO 3166 code | LK-72 |
Polonnaruwa is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 3,403 km².
Education
Following are some of the schools in the Polonnaruwa District.
- Polonnaruwa Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya
- Thopawewa Maha Vidyalayaya
- Bakamuna Mahasen Isuru College
- PL/Polonnaruwa Muslim Central College - Kaduruwela
Towns
- Polonnaruwa-Kaduruwela
- Hingurakgoda
- Minneriya
- Bakamuna
- Aralaganwila
- Medirigiriya
- Giritale
- Elahera
- Jayantipura
- Galamuna
- Lankapura
- Sungawila
- Manampitiya
- Welikanda
- Dimbulagala
Notable people whose origin in Polonnaruwa District
- Maithreepala Sirisena - 7th President of Sri Lanka.
- Chinthana Vidanage - International weightlifter
- Janaka Wikramasinghe - Singer
- Manjula Pushpakumara - Singer
- Kumarasiri Pathirana - Singer and Novelist
- Lalitha Padmini - Best Family Health Service Officer of Asia
- Pushpika Sandamali de Silva - Miss Sri Lanka 2011, Model and Actress
- Super Friends - Music Band
- Samantha Konara - Singer
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