Mannar District
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Mannar District (Tamil: மன்னார் மாவட்டம் Maṉṉār Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: මන්නාරම දිස්ත්රික්කය) 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 Mannar, which is located on Mannar Island.
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Mannar District
மன்னார் மாவட்டம் මන්නාරම දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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Coordinates: 08°52′N 80°04′E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Northern |
Capital | Mannar |
DS Division | |
Government | |
• District Secretary | C. A. Mohan Ras |
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• MPCs | List
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Area | |
• Total | 1,996 km2 (771 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,880 km2 (730 sq mi) |
• Water | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) 5.81% |
• Rank | 13th (3.04% of total area) |
Population (2012 census)[2] | |
• Total | 99,051 |
• Rank | 24th (0.49% of total pop.) |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Ethnicity (2012 census)[2] | |
• Sri Lankan Tamil | 80,568 (81.34%) |
• Sri Lankan Moors | 16,087 (16.24%) |
• Sinhalese | 1,961 (1.98%) |
• Indian Tamil | 394 (0.40%) |
• Other | 41 (0.04%) |
Religion (2012 census)[3] | |
• Christian | 56,932 (57.48%) |
• Hindu | 23,464 (23.69%) |
• Muslim | 16,553 (16.71%) |
• Buddhist | 2,066 (2.09%) |
• Other | 36 (0.04%) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
Post Codes | 41000-41999 |
Telephone Codes | 023 |
ISO 3166 code | LK-43 |
Vehicle registration | NP |
Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
Website | Mannar District Secretariat |
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