Nuwara Eliya District (Tamil: நுவரெலியா மாவட்டம், romanized: Nuvareliyā Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්රික්කය, romanized: Nuvaraeḷiya Distrikkaya) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, centered on the tourist city of Nuwara Eliya.
Nuwara Eliya District
நுவரெலியா மாவட்டம் නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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Administrative District | |
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Coordinates: 7°00′N 80°45′E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Central Province |
Largest Town | Nuwara Eliya |
Divisions | List
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Government | |
• District Secretary | M. B. R. Pushpakumara |
• Local | List
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Area | |
• Total | 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,706 km2 (659 sq mi) |
• Water | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 731,415 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
ISO 3166 code | LK-23 |
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Ethnic groups | |||
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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 | |||
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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%) |
Religion in Nuwara Eliya District (2011)[1]
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.[2]
Nuwara Eliya district is located in the hill country of Central Province. The terrain is generally mountainous, with deep valleys.
Poramadulla Central College is located in the Rikillagaskada community in Hanguranketha.[3]
Diyathilaka Central College is located in the Hanguranketha community in Hanguranketha.
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Central Province |
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Eastern Province |
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North Central Province |
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Northern Province |
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Sabaragamuwa Province |
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Southern Province |
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Uva Province |
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Founder | Samuel Baker | ||||
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Education | List of schools in Central Province | ||||
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