Anuradhapura District

Anuradhapura District
අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம்
Map of Sri Lanka with Anuradhapura District highlighted
Map of Sri Lanka with Anuradhapura District highlighted
Coordinates: 8°20′N 80°30′E / 8.333°N 80.500°E / 8.333; 80.500
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Central Province
Largest CityAnuradhapura
Divisions
Government
 • District SecretaryR. M. Wanninayake
Area
 • Total
7,179 km2 (2,772 sq mi)
 • Land6,664 km2 (2,573 sq mi)
 • Water515 km2 (199 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
856,232
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-71
Websiteds.gov.lk/dist_anuradhapura

Anuradhapura (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය anūrādhapūra distrikkaya; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம் Aṉurātapuram māvaṭṭam) is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,179 km².

  1. ^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011

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