Nuwara Eliya District

Nuwara Eliya District நுவரேலியா மாவட்டம் නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Nuwara Eliya District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°00′N 80°45′E / 7.000°N 80.750°ECoordinates: 7°00′N 80°45′E / 7.000°N 80.750°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
Largest Town	Nuwara Eliya
Divisions	List Divisional Secretariats: 5 Grama Niladhari: 491
Government
• District Secretary	D. P. G. kumarasiri
• Local	List Municipal Councils: 1 Urban Councils: 2 Pradeishiya Sabhas: 5
Area
• Total	1,741 km^2 (672 sq mi)
• Land	1,706 km^2 (659 sq mi)
• Water	35 km^2 (14 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	731,415
• Density	420/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	LK-23
Website	ds.gov.lk/dist_nuwaraeliya

Nuwara Eliya District (Tamil: நுவரேலியா மாவட்டம், Sinhalese: නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, centered on the tourist city of Nuwara Eliya.

Demographics

Ethnic groups Indian Tamil 355,830 (50.57%) Sinhalese 282,621 (40.17%) Sri Lankan Tamil 46,066 (6.55%) Sri Lankan Moor 16,555 (2.35%) Burgher 632 (0.09%) Sri Lankan Malay 1,059 (0.15%) Other 847 (0.12%) Religions Hinduism 359,135 (51.04%) Buddhism 279,139 (39.67%) Islam 19,099 (2.71%) Roman Catholic 35,008 (4.98%) Other Christian 10,741 (1.53%) Other 488 (0.07%)

The population according to 2001 census is 703,610 of which 50.61% 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]

Geography

Marker on the A5 highway in Nuwara Eliya, horse and Race Course in the background

Nuwara Eliya district is located in the hill country of Central Province. The terrain is generally mountainous, with deep valleys.

Cities

• Nuwara Eliya (Municipal Council)

Towns

• Hapugastalawa
• Agrapatana
• Ambewela
• Bogawantalawa
• Bopattalawa
• Dayagama Bazaar
• Ginigathena
• Haggala
• Hatton-Dikoya UC
• Kotagala
• Kotmale
• Labukele
• Laxapana
• Lindula-Talawakele UC
• Maskeliya
• Nuwara Eliya
• Nanuoya
• Padiyapelella
• Ramboda
• Ragala
• Rozella
• Udapussallawa
• Walapane
• Watawala

Schools

Poramadulla Central College is located in the Rikillagaskada community in Hanguranketha.^[2]

References

1. Department of Census and Statistics official government website
2. S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen (March 10, 2012), Poramadulla CC makes progress despite difficulties, Daily News (Sri Lanka), retrieved December 7, 2013 (Archive)

External links

• Nuwara Eliya official web portal