| Nuwara Eliya District | |
| Native Name: | Tamil: நுவரெலியா மாவட்டம் Sinhala; Sinhalese: නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්රික්කය |
| Type: | Administrative District |
| Coordinates: | 7°N 125°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Parts Type: | Divisions |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | Divisional Secretariats 5 |
| P2: | Grama Niladhari: 491 |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Seat Type: | Largest Town |
| Seat: | Nuwara Eliya |
| Leader Title: | District Secretary |
| Leader Name: | M. B. R. Pushpakumara |
| Leader Title1: | Local |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,741 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1,706 |
| Area Water Km2: | 35 |
| Population Total: | 731,415 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Sri Lanka |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Iso Code: | LK-23 |
| Website: | http://www.nuwaraeliya.dist.gov.lk/index.php/en/ |
Nuwara Eliya District (Tamil: நுவரெலியா மாவட்டம்|translit=Nuvareliyā Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala; Sinhalese: නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්රික්කය|translit=Nuvaraeḷiya Distrikkaya) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, centered on the tourist city of Nuwara Eliya.
| Auto Percent: | true |
| Round: | 2 |
| Type: | Ethnic groups |
| Group1: | Indian Tamil |
| Pop1: | 355,830 |
| Group2: | Sinhalese |
| Pop2: | 282,621 |
| Group3: | Sri Lankan Tamil |
| Pop3: | 46,066 |
| Group4: | Sri Lankan Moor |
| Pop4: | 16,555 |
| Group5: | Burgher |
| Pop5: | 632 |
| Group6: | Sri Lankan Malay |
| Pop6: | 1,059 |
| Group7: | Other |
| Pop7: | 847 |
| Auto Percent: | true |
| Round: | 2 |
| Type: | Religions |
| Group1: | Hinduism |
| Pop1: | 359,135 |
| Group2: | Buddhism |
| Pop2: | 279,139 |
| Group3: | Islam |
| Pop3: | 19,099 |
| Group4: | Roman Catholic |
| Pop4: | 35,008 |
| Group5: | Other Christian |
| Pop5: | 10,741 |
| Group6: | Other |
| Pop6: | 488 |
The population according to the 2001 census is 703,610 of which 50.61% are Tamils of Indian origin, 40.2% are Sinhalese, 6.5% native Sri Lankan Tamils and 2.4% Sri Lankan Moors. In terms of religion,51.0% of the population are Hindu, 39.7.0 % Buddhists, 5% Roman Catholics, 2.7% Muslims and 1.5% belong to non-catholic Christian denominations.[1]
Nuwara Eliya district is located in the hill country of Central Province. The terrain is generally mountainous, with deep valleys.
Poramadulla Central College is located in the Rikillagaskada community in Hanguranketha.[2]
Diyathilaka Central College is located in the Hanguranketha community in Hanguranketha.