Kilinochchi District

Kilinochchi District
கிளிநொச்சி மாவட்டம்
කිලිනොච්චි දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
Paranthan
Paranthan
Location within Sri Lanka
Location within Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 09°25′N 80°25′E / 9.417°N 80.417°E / 9.417; 80.417
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
CreatedFebruary 1984
CapitalKilinochchi
DS Division
List
Government
 • District SecretaryR. Ketheeswaran
 • MPs
List
 • MPCs
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Area
[1]
 • Total1,279 km2 (494 sq mi)
 • Land1,205 km2 (465 sq mi)
 • Water74 km2 (29 sq mi)  5.79%
 • Rank23rd (1.95% of total area)
Population
 (2012 census)[2]
 • Total112,875
 • Rank23rd (0.56% of total pop.)
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Ethnicity
(2012 census)[2]
 • Sri Lankan Tamil109,528 (97.03%)
 • Indian Tamil1,682 (1.49%)
 • Sinhalese962 (0.85%)
 • Sri Lankan Moors678 (0.60%)
 • Other25 (0.02%)
Religion
(2012 census)[3]
 • Hindu93,084 (82.47%)
 • Christian18,118 (16.05%)
 • Buddhist945 (0.84%)
 • Muslim678 (0.60%)
 • Other50 (0.04%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-42
Vehicle registrationNP
Official LanguagesTamil, Sinhala
WebsiteKilinochchi District Secretariat

Kilinochchi District (Tamil: கிளிநொச்சி மாவட்டம் Kiḷinocci Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: කිලිනොච්චි දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. These districts are the second level of administrative divisions in the country; the first level are the provinces. Kilinochchi District is part of the Northern Province. The capital of the district is the town of Kilinochchi.

Geography

Kilinochchi District is in the north of Sri Lanka in the Northern Province. It has an area of 1,279 square kilometres (494 sq mi).[1]

Administrative units

Kilinochchi District is divided into 4 Divisional Secretary's Division (DS Divisions), each headed by a Divisional Secretary (previously known as an Assistant Government Agent).[4] The DS Divisions are further sub-divided into 95 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  3. ↑ "A3 : Population by religion according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Statistical Information 2012". Northern Provincial Council.

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