Monaragala District Explained

Monaragala District
Native Name:
Type:Administrative District
Coordinates:6.6667°N 101°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Uva Province
Parts Type:Divisions
Parts Style:list
P1:Divisional Secretariats
P2:Grama Niladhari: -->
Seat Type:Largest Town
Seat:Monaragala
Leader Title1:Local
Leader Name1:-->
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5,636
Area Land Km2:5,508
Area Water Km2:131
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:448,194
Population As Of:2012
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Sri Lanka
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Iso Code:LK-82

Monaragala 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 5636km².[2]

Main Towns

Other towns

Statistics

DivisionPopulation
Bibila38,386
Madulla30,672
Medagama35,116
Siyambalanduwa51,309
Monaragala45,922
Badalkumbura39,786
Wellawaya54,911
Buttala51,186
Kataragama17,627
Thanamalwila25,063
Sevanagala39,825

Religion

Buddhism is the predominant religion in Moneragala.

Religion Population(2012)
426,762
11,997
9,809
2,460
Other Religion 30

Ethnicity

In 2008 - Source[3]

National parks

Major reservoirs

Rivers

Tourist attractions

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POPULATION OF SRI LANKA BY DISTRICT. Census of Population and Housing 2011. Department of Census and Statistics. 2012-04-20. PDF. 2013-02-06.
  2. Web site: Area of Sri Lanka by province and district. Department of Census and Statistics. 2010. PDF. 2013-02-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130903223507/http://www.statistics.gov.lk/abstract2010/chapters/chap1/AB1-1.pdf. 2013-09-03.
  3. Web site: Article from Lakbima Newspaper . 2020-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190830085037/http://www.lakbima.lk/ . 2019-08-30 . dead .