Trincomalee District
Trincomalee District
திருகோணமலை மாவட்டம் තිරිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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 Trincomalee Bay | |
 Location within Sri Lanka | |
 Administrative units of Trincomalee District in 2006 | |
| Coordinates: 08°35′N 81°05′E / 8.583°N 81.083°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| Capital | Trincomalee |
| DS Division | List
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | Maj Gen T. Thissa Ranjith de Silva |
| • MPs | List
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| • MPCs | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 2,727 km2 (1,053 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,529 km2 (976 sq mi) |
| • Water | 198 km2 (76 sq mi) 7.26% |
| • Rank | 11th (4.16% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 378,182 |
| • Rank | 21st (1.87% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 31000-31999 |
| Telephone Codes | 026 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-53 |
| Vehicle registration | EP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
| Website | Trincomalee District Secretariat |
Trincomalee District (Tamil: திருகோணமலை மாவட்டம் Tirukŏṇamalai Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: තිරිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions of the country. The capital of the district is the city of Trincomalee.
Trincomalee District is in the east of Sri Lanka. It is part of the Eastern Province. It has an area of 2,727 square kilometres (1,053 sq mi).[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
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