Back Kegalle District CEB Kegalle (Distrikt) German Distrito de Kegalle Spanish ناحیه کگاله Persian Kegallen piirikunta Finnish Kegalle (district) French केगल्ल जिला Hindi Distrik Kegalle ID Distretto di Kegalle Italian ケーガッラ県 Japanese
Kegalle District
කෑගල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කය கேகாலை மாவட்டம் | |
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 Map of Sri Lanka with Kegalle District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 7°18′N 80°24′E / 7.300°N 80.400°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Sabaragamuwa Province |
| Largest Town | Kegalle |
| Divisions | List
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | Mahinda S. Weerasooriya |
| • Local | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,693 km2 (654 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,685 km2 (651 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 837,179 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-92 |
Kegalle is a district in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. It was a former Dissavani of Sri Lanka.
It covers an area of 1,693 km2 (654 sq mi). The district has a population of 837,179 according to 2012 Census, which is approximately 4.0% of the total population of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- ^ "POPULATION OF SRI LANKA BY DISTRICT" (PDF). Census of Population and Housing 2011. Department of Census and Statistics. 2012-04-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-02-08.