Trincomalee District

Trincomalee District
திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம்
ත්‍රිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Trincomalee Bay
Trincomalee Bay
Location within Sri Lanka
Location within Sri Lanka
Administrative units of Trincomalee District in 2006
Administrative units of Trincomalee District in 2006
Coordinates: 08°35′N 81°05′E / 8.583°N 81.083°E / 8.583; 81.083
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceEastern
CapitalTrincomalee
DS Division
Government
 • District SecretaryJ. S. D. M. Asanka Abeywardena
 • MPs
 • MPCs
List
Area
 • Total
2,727 km2 (1,053 sq mi)
 • Land2,529 km2 (976 sq mi)
 • Water198 km2 (76 sq mi)  7.26%
 • Rank11th (4.16% of total area)
Population
 (2012 census)[1]
 • Total
378,182
 • Rank21st (1.87% of total pop.)
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Ethnicity
(2012 census)[1]
 • Moor163,982 (40.43%)
 • Sri Lankan Tamil115,549 (30.55%)
 • Sinhalese101,991 (26.97%)
 • Indian Tamil6,531 (1.73%)
 • Other1,257 (0.33%)
Religion
(2012 census)[2]
 • Muslim166,200 (42.12%)
 • Buddhist98,772 (26.12%)
 • Hindu98,133 (25.95%)
 • Christian21,892 (5.79%)
 • Other134 (0.04%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
31000-31999
Telephone Codes026
ISO 3166 codeLK-53
Vehicle registrationEP
Official LanguagesTamil, Sinhala
WebsiteTrincomalee District Secretariat

Trincomalee District (Tamil: திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம் Tirukkōṇamalai Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: ත්‍රිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය Trikuṇāmalaya distrikkaya) is one of the 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. The capital of the district is the city of Trincomalee.

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