| Matale District | |
| Native Name: | Sinhala; Sinhalese: මාතලේ දිස්ත්රික්කය Tamil: மாத்தளை மாவட்டம் |
| Type: | Administrative District |
| Coordinates: | 7.6667°N 125°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Province |
| Parts Type: | Divisions |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | Divisional Secretariats 11 |
| P2: | Grama Niladhari 545 |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Matale |
| Leader Title: | District Secretary |
| Leader Name: | S. M. G. K. Perera |
| Leader Title1: | Matale District MPs |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,993 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1,952 |
| Area Water Km2: | 41 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 484,531 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Sri Lanka |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Iso Code: | LK-22 |
| Population Est: | 522,000 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2019 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Urban: | 60,276 |
| Seat1: | Matale |
| Seat1 Type: | Largest City |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official Languages |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Sinhala Tamil |
| Seat2 Type: | Large Towns |
Matale District (Sinhala; Sinhalese: 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.
The district is considered to be the centremost region of the island and has a total area of 1993sqkm. 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.
| Religion | Population(2012) | |
|---|---|---|
| 385,151 | ||
| 45,682 | ||
| 43,432 | ||
| 10,241 | ||
| Other religions | 25 |