Kandy District

Kandy District
මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
கண்டி மாவட்டம்
Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted
Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E / 7.250°N 80.750°E / 7.250; 80.750
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
Largest CityKandy
Large Towns
Divisions
List
Government
 • District SecretaryMr. Chandana Tennakoon
 • Local
List
  • Municipal Councils: 1
  • Urban Councils: 3
  • Pradeishiya Sabhas: 17
Area
 • Administrative District1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
 • Land1,917 km2 (740 sq mi)
 • Water23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Administrative District1,369,899
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
170,544 (12.4%)
 • Rural
1,119,221 (81.4%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-21
WebsiteDistrict Secretariat - Kandy

Kandy District (Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka.[2] Its area is 1,940  km2 (750 sq mi).

  1. ^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011 Archived 2018-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "District Secretariat - Kandy". www.kandy.dist.gov.lk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.