Monaragala District

This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Monaragala.
Monaragala District
මොණරාගල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
மொணராகலை மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Monaragala District highlighted
Map of Sri Lanka with Monaragala District highlighted
Coordinates: 6°40′N 81°20′E / 6.667°N 81.333°E / 6.667; 81.333
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceUva Province
Largest TownMonaragala
Area
 • Total
5,636 km2 (2,176 sq mi)
 • Land5,508 km2 (2,127 sq mi)
 • Water131 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
448,194
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-82
Websitewww.monaragala.dist.gov.lk

Monaragala (Sinhala: මොණරාගල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மொணராகலை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is the second largest of the 25 districts in Sri Lanka, with an area of 5,636 km2 (2,176 sq mi).[2]

Main Towns

Other towns

Statistics

Population Land Area Schools Total Students
429,803 282,200 Hectare 262 97,721
Division Population
Bibila 38,386
Madulla 30,672
Medagama 35,116
Siyambalanduwa 51,309
Monaragala 45,922
Badalkumbura 39,786
Wellawaya 54,911
Buttala 51,186
Kataragama 17,627
Thanamalwila 25,063
Sevanagala 39,825

Religion

Religions in Moneragala District (2011)[3]

  Buddhism (94.5%)
  Hinduism (2.8%)
  Islam (2.2%)
  Christianity (0.5%)

Buddhism is the predominant religion in Moneragala.

Religion Population(2012)
Buddhism 426,762
Hinduism 11,997
Islam 9,809
Christianity 2,460
Other Religion 30

Ethnicity

Sinhala Sri Lankan Tamil Indian Tamil Sri Lankan Moor
94.5% 1.4% 1.9% 2.0%

In 2008 - Source[4]

National parks

Major reservoirs

  • Senanayake Reservoir
  • Muthukandiya Reservoir
  • Weheragala Reservoir
  • Handapanagala Reservoir
  • Udawalawa Reservoir
  • Alikota ara Reservoir
  • Mallipotha Lake

Rivers

  • Menik Ganga
  • Hulanda oya
  • Gal oya
  • Heda oya
  • Wila oya
  • Kumbukkan Oya
  • Kirindi oya
  • ranwanna oya

Tourist attractions

  • Katharagama
  • Maligawila
  • Buduruwagala
  • Goviduhela rock
  • Yala National Park
  • Galoya National Park
  • Udawalawa National Park
  • Ellewela Waterfall
  • Maragala mountain range
  • Kotasara Piyangala Raja Maha Viharaya
  • Mallipotha Lake

See also

References

  1. ^ "POPULATION OF SRI LANKA BY DISTRICT" (PDF). Census of Population and Housing 2011. Department of Census and Statistics. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  2. ^ "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  3. ^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
  4. ^ "Article from Lakbima Newspaper". Archived from the original on 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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