Vavuniya District

Vavuniya District
வவுனியா மாவட்டம்
වවුනියා දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
Vavuniya
Vavuniya
Location within Sri Lanka
Location within Sri Lanka
DS and GN Divisions of Vavuniya District, 2006
DS and GN Divisions of Vavuniya District, 2006
Coordinates: 08°50′N 80°30′E / 8.833°N 80.500°E / 8.833; 80.500
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
CapitalVavuniya
DS Division
List
Government
 • District SecretaryS. M. Saman Bandulasena
 • MPs
List
 • MPCs
List
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,967 km2 (759 sq mi)
 • Land1,861 km2 (719 sq mi)
 • Water106 km2 (41 sq mi)  5.39%
 • Rank15th (3.00% of total area)
Population
 (2012 census)[2]
 • Total
171,511
 • Rank22nd (0.85% of total pop.)
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Ethnicity
(2012 census)[2]
 • Sri Lankan Tamil141,269 (82.37%)
 • Sinhalese17,191 (10.02%)
 • Sri Lankan Moors11,700 (6.82%)
 • Indian Tamil1,292 (0.75%)
 • Other59 (0.03%)
Religion
(2012 census)[3]
 • Hindu119,286 (69.55%)
 • Christian22,820 (13.31%)
 • Buddhist16,688 (9.73%)
 • Muslim12,341 (7.20%)
 • Other376 (0.22%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
43000-43999
Telephone Codes024
ISO 3166 codeLK-44
Vehicle registrationNP
Official LanguagesTamil, Sinhala
WebsiteVavuniya District Secretariat

Vavuniya District (Tamil: வவுனியா மாவட்டம் Vavuṉiyā Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: වවුනියා 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 the city of Vavuniya.

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