| Polonnaruwa District | |
| Native Name: | Sinhala; Sinhalese: '''පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්රික්කය''' Tamil: பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம் |
| Type: | Administrative District |
| Coordinates: | 8°N 81°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Parts Type: | DS Division[1] |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | Dimbulagala |
| P2: | Elahera |
| P3: | Hingurakgoda |
| P4: | Lankapura |
| P5: | Medirigiriya |
| P6: | Thamankaduwa |
| P7: | Welikanda |
| Leader Title: | District Secretary |
| Leader Name: | W. A. Dharmasiri |
| Leader Title1: | MPs |
| Leader Title2: | MPCs[2] |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Seat Type: | Largest Town |
| Seat: | Polonnaruwa |
| Leader Title1: | Local |
| Leader Name1: | --> |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3,293 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3077 |
| Area Water Km2: | 216 |
| Area Water Percent: | 6.55 |
| Area Rank: | 5th (5.01% of total area) |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 403,335 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnicity |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [5] |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 365,476 (90.6%) |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 29,060 (7.2%) |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 7,356 (1.8%) |
| Demographics1 Title4: | Indian Tamil |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 1,190 (0.3%) |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 253 (0.06%) |
| Demographics Type2: | Religion |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [6] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Buddhist |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 361,920 (89.7%) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Muslim |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 30,427 (7.5%) |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Hindu |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 6,835 (1.7%) |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Christian |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 4,090 (1.00%) |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 63 (0.01%) |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official Languages |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Sinhala, Tamil |
| Timezone1: | Sri Lanka |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Iso Code: | LK-72 |
| Registration Plate: | NC |
| Postal Code Type: | Post Codes |
| Postal Code: | 51000 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone Codes |
| Area Code: | 027 |
Polonnaruwa District (si|පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්රික්කය; ta|பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம்) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. It is also one of the two districts of North Central Province and has an area of 3,293 km2.[7]
The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Polonnaruwa.
| DS Division | Main Town | Divisional Secretary | GN Divisions | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thamankaduwa | Polonnaruwa | Mr.H.S.K.J Bandara | 55 | 468.78 | 94254 | |
| Hingurakgoda | Hingurakgoda | Mr.H.S.K.J Bandara(Acting) | 53 | 709.04 | 77202 | |
| Medirigiriya | Medirigiriya | Mr.W.M.I Karunarathne | 45 | 574.04 | 78654 | |
| Lankapura | Thalpotha | Miss.R.W.R.M.C Ranawarna | 27 | 184 | 43365 | |
| Welikanda | Welikanda | Mrs.M.M Hairunnisha | 29 | 548 | 42700 | |
| Dimbulagala | Manampitiya | Mr.P.T.M Irfan | 56 | 581.83 | 95807 | |
| Elahera | Bakamuna | Mr.C.M Karunarathne | 28 | 227.31 | 49924 |
The majority of the population are Sinhalese with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population.[8]
According to the 2011 census[9] 89.7% of the population were Buddhists, 7.5% Muslim, 1.7% Hindu and 1% Christian.
| Local Authority | Registered Electors | Elected Members | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Total | |||||||
| Dimbulagala Divisional Council | 64142 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | |
| Elahera Divisional Council | 36567 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Hingurakgoda Divisional Council | 50546 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 33 | |
| Lankapura Divisional Council | 28369 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | |
| Medirigiriya Divisional Council | 52530 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 34 | |
| Polonnaruwa Divisional Council | 38459 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | |
| Polonnaruwa Municipal Council | 24809 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Welikanda Divisional Council | 21182 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 316604 | 62 | 57 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 174 | |
Following are some of the schools in the Polonnaruwa District.