| Anuradhapura District | |
| Native Name: | අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික්කය |
| Type: | Administrative District |
| Coordinates: | 8.3333°N 110°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Central Province |
| Parts Type: | Divisions |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | Divisional secretariats 22 |
| P2: | Grama Niladhari: --> |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Seat Type: | Largest City |
| Seat: | Anuradhapura |
| Leader Title: | District Secretary |
| Leader Name: | R. M. Wanninayake |
| Leader Title1: | Local |
| Leader Name1: | --> |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 7,179 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6,664 |
| Area Water Km2: | 515 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 856,232 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Sri Lanka |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Iso Code: | LK-71 |
| Website: | ds.gov.lk/dist_anuradhapura |
| Other Name: | அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம் |
Anuradhapura (Sinhala; Sinhalese: අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික්කය anūrādhapūra distrikkaya; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம் Aṉurātapuram māvaṭṭam) is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,179 km².
| Type: | Ethnic groups |
| Auto Percent: | yes |
| Round: | 2 |
| Group1: | Sinhalese |
| Pop1: | 676,073 |
| Group2: | Sri Lankan Tamil |
| Pop2: | 5,073 |
| Group3: | Sri Lankan Moor |
| Pop3: | 61,989 |
| Group4: | Indian Tamil |
| Pop4: | 443 |
| Group5: | Burgher |
| Pop5: | 179 |
| Group6: | Sri Lankan Malay |
| Pop6: | 279 |
| Group7: | Other |
| Pop7: | 1,657 |
| Type: | Religions |
| Auto Percent: | yes |
| Round: | 2 |
| Group1: | Buddhism |
| Pop1: | 670,963 |
| Group2: | Hinduism |
| Pop2: | 3,459 |
| Group3: | Islam |
| Pop3: | 62,797 |
| Group4: | Roman Catholic |
| Pop4: | 6,266 |
| Group5: | Other Christian |
| Pop5: | 2,073 |
| Group6: | Other |
| Pop6: | 135 |
The population according to the 2001 census is 745,693, of whom 90.7% were Sinhalese, 8.3% Sri Lankan Moors, 0.7% native Sri Lankan Tamils and 0.1% Tamils of Indian origin. 90.0% of the population are Buddhists, 8.4% Muslim, 1.1% Christian and 0.5% Hindu.[2]
Divisional secretariats constitute the next administrative division down from district.