Kalutara District
කළුතර දිස්ත්රික්කය களுத்துறை மாவட்டம் | |
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 Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 06°35′N 80°10′E / 6.583°N 80.167°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western |
| Capital | Kalutara |
| Largest City | Kalutara |
| Major Cities | |
| DS Division | |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | S. K. Henadeera |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,598 km2 (617 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,576 km2 (608 sq mi) |
| • Water | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) 1.38% |
| • Rank | 20th (2.44% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census)[2] | |
• Total | 1,217,260 |
| • Rank | 5th (6.01% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census)[2] | |
| • Sinhalese | 1,054,991 (86.67%) |
| • Sri Lankan Moors | 112,276 (9.22%) |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 24,362 (2.00%) |
| • Indian Tamil | 23,611 (1.94%) |
| • Other | 2,020 (0.17%) |
| Religion (2012 census)[3] | |
| • Buddhist | 1,016,632 (83.52%) |
| • Muslim | 114,422 (9.40%) |
| • Christian | 46,109 (3.79%) |
| • Hindu | 39,773 (3.27%) |
| • Other | 324 (0.03%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 12000-12999 |
| Telephone Codes | 034, 038 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-13 |
| Vehicle registration | WP |
| Official Languages | Sinhala, Tamil |
| Website | Kalutara District Secretariat |
Kalutara District (Sinhala: කළුතර දිස්ත්රික්කය; Tamil: களுத்துறை மாவட்டம் Kaḷuttuṟai Māvaṭṭam) 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 the city of Kalutara .