Kilinochchi District
Kilinochchi District
கிளிநொச்சி மாவட்டம் කිලිනොච්චි දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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 Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 09°25′N 80°25′E / 9.417°N 80.417°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| Created | February 1984 |
| Capital | Kilinochchi |
| DS Division | |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | R. Ketheeswaran |
| • MPs | |
| • MPCs | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,279 km2 (494 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,205 km2 (465 sq mi) |
| • Water | 74 km2 (29 sq mi) 5.79% |
| • Rank | 23rd (1.95% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 112,875 |
| • Rank | 23rd (0.56% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census)[2] | |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 109,528 (97.03%) |
| • Indian Tamil | 1,682 (1.49%) |
| • Sinhalese | 962 (0.85%) |
| • Sri Lankan Moors | 678 (0.60%) |
| • Other | 25 (0.02%) |
| Religion (2012 census)[3] | |
| • Hindu | 93,084 (82.47%) |
| • Christian | 18,118 (16.05%) |
| • Buddhist | 945 (0.84%) |
| • Muslim | 678 (0.60%) |
| • Other | 50 (0.04%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-42 |
| Vehicle registration | NP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
| Website | Kilinochchi District Secretariat |
Kilinochchi District (Tamil: கிளிநொச்சி மாவட்டம் Kiḷinocci Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: කිලිනොච්චි දිස්ත්රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. These districts are the second level of administrative divisions in the country; the first level are the provinces. Kilinochchi District is part of the Northern Province. The capital of the district is the town of Kilinochchi.
Geography[change | change source]
Kilinochchi District is in the north of Sri Lanka in the Northern Province. It has an area of 1,279 square kilometres (494 sq mi).[1]
Administrative units[change | change source]
Kilinochchi District is divided into 4 Divisional Secretary's Division (DS Divisions), each headed by a Divisional Secretary (previously known as an Assistant Government Agent).[4] The DS Divisions are further sub-divided into 95 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "A3 : Population by religion according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Statistical Information 2012". Northern Provincial Council.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Kilinochchi District at Wikimedia Commons- Kilinochchi District Secretariat
