Monaragala District

Monaragala District මොනරාගල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය மொணராகலை மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Monaragala District highlighted
Coordinates: 6°40′N 81°20′E / 6.667°N 81.333°ECoordinates: 6°40′N 81°20′E / 6.667°N 81.333°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Uva Province
Largest Town	Monaragala
Area
• Total	5,636 km^2 (2,176 sq mi)
• Land	5,508 km^2 (2,127 sq mi)
• Water	131 km^2 (51 sq mi)
Population (2012)[1]
• Total	448,194
• Density	80/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	LK-82
Website	www.monaragala.dist.gov.lk

Monaragala (Sinhalese: මොනරාගල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மொணராகலை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is the 2nd largest of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, with an area of 5,636 km².^[2]

Towns

• Monaragala
• Bibile
• Wellawaya
• Kataragama
• Siyambalanduwa
• Buttala
• Tanamalwila
• Badalkumbura
• Madulla
• Okkampitiya

Statistics

population	Land Area	Schools	Total Students
429,803	282,200 Hectare	262	97,721

Division	population
Bibila	38,386
Madulla	30,672
Medagama	35,116
Siyambalanduwa	51,309
Monaragala	45,922
Badalkumbura	39,786
Wellawaya	54,911
Buttala	51,186
Kataragama	17,627
Tanamalwila	25,063
Sevanagala	39,825

Sinhala	Sri Lankan Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lankan Moor
94.5%	1.4%	1.9%	2.0%

In 2008 - Source^[3]

Natural parks

• Gal Oya National Park
• Yala National Park

Major reservoirs

• Senanayake Reservoir
• Muthukandiya Reservoir

Rivers

• Menik Ganga
• Gal oya
• Heda oya
• Wila oya
• Kumbukkan Oya
• Kirindi oya
• ranwanna oya

Maps

• Searchable Map of Sri Lanka

See also

• History of Uva Province

References

1. "POPULATION OF SRI LANKA BY DISTRICT" (PDF). Census of Population and Housing 2011. Department of Census and Statistics. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
2. "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics. 2010. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
3. Article from Lakbima Newspaper

External links

• Office of the Governor - Uva / ඌව පලාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවර කාර්යාලය