Kandy District
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This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Kandy.
Kandy District (Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka.[2] Its area is 1,940 km2 (750 sq mi).
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Kandy District
මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය கண்டி மாவட்டம் | |
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Coordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Central Province |
Largest City | Kandy |
Large Towns | List |
Divisions | List
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Government | |
• District Secretary | Mr. Chandana Tennakoon |
• Local | List
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Area | |
• Administrative District | 1,940 km2 (750 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,917 km2 (740 sq mi) |
• Water | 23 km2 (9 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Administrative District | 1,369,899 |
• Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
• Urban | 170,544 (12.4%) |
• Rural | 1,119,221 (81.4%) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
ISO 3166 code | LK-21 |
Website | District Secretariat - Kandy |
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