Mannar District

Mannar District
மன்னார் மாவட்டம்
මන්නාරම දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
Location within Sri Lanka
Location within Sri Lanka
DS and GN Divisions of Mannar District, 2006
DS and GN Divisions of Mannar District, 2006
Coordinates: 08°52′N 80°04′E / 8.867°N 80.067°E / 8.867; 80.067
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
CapitalMannar
DS Division
List
Government
 • District SecretaryC. A. Mohan Ras
 • MPs
List
 • MPCs
List
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,996 km2 (771 sq mi)
 • Land1,880 km2 (730 sq mi)
 • Water116 km2 (45 sq mi)  5.81%
 • Rank13th (3.04% of total area)
Population
 (2012 census)[2]
 • Total
99,051
 • Rank24th (0.49% of total pop.)
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Ethnicity
(2012 census)[2]
 • Sri Lankan Tamil80,568 (81.34%)
 • Sri Lankan Moors16,087 (16.24%)
 • Sinhalese1,961 (1.98%)
 • Indian Tamil394 (0.40%)
 • Other41 (0.04%)
Religion
(2012 census)[3]
 • Christian56,932 (57.48%)
 • Hindu23,464 (23.69%)
 • Muslim16,553 (16.71%)
 • Buddhist2,066 (2.09%)
 • Other36 (0.04%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
41000-41999
Telephone Codes023
ISO 3166 codeLK-43
Vehicle registrationNP
Official LanguagesTamil, Sinhala
WebsiteMannar District Secretariat

Mannar District (Tamil: மன்னார் மாவட்டம் Maṉṉār Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: මන්නාරම 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 Mannar, which is located on Mannar Island.

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