Matara 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 town, see Matara, Sri Lanka. For the district of the province Cajamarca in Peru, see Matara District, Cajamarca.
Matara (Sinhala: මාතර දිස්ත්රික්කය Mātara distrikkaya; Tamil: மாத்தறை மாவட்டம் Māttaṛai māvaṭṭam) 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.
Quick Facts මාතර දිස්ත්රික්කයமாத்தறை மாவட்டம், Country ...
Matara District
මාතර දිස්ත්රික්කය மாத்தறை மாவட்டம் | |
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Coordinates: 6°10′N 80°30′E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Southern Province |
Largest City | Matara |
Divisions | List
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Government | |
• District Secretary | Pradeep Ratnayaka |
• Local | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,282.5 km2 (495.2 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 809,344 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
ISO 3166 code | LK-32 |
Website | matara.dist.gov.lk/ |
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