Galle District
Administrative District in Southern Province, Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the city, see Galle.
Galle (Sinhala: ගාල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කය gālla distrikkaya; Tamil: காலி மாவட்டம் Kāli māvattam) is a district in Southern 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.
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Galle District | |
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Coordinates: 6.25°N 80.25°E / 6.25; 80.25 | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Southern Province |
Largest City | Galle |
Divisions | List
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Government | |
• District Secretary | Somarathna Vidanapathirana |
• Local | List
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Area | |
• Total | 1,652 km2 (638 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,617 km2 (624 sq mi) |
• Water | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 1,058,771 |
• Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
ISO 3166 code | LK-31 |
Website | eapps |
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