Mullaitivu District

Mullaitivu District
  • முல்லைத்தீவு மாவட்டம்
  • මුලතිවු දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
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Location within Sri Lanka
Location within Sri Lanka
DS and GN Divisions of Mullaitivu District, 2006
DS and GN Divisions of Mullaitivu District, 2006
Coordinates: 09°14′N 80°32′E / 9.233°N 80.533°E / 9.233; 80.533
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
CreatedSeptember 1978
CapitalMullaitivu
DS Division
List
Government
 • District SecretaryN. Vethanayagam
 • MPs
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 • MPCs
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Area
[1]
 • Total
2,617 km2 (1,010 sq mi)
 • Land2,415 km2 (932 sq mi)
 • Water202 km2 (78 sq mi)  7.72%
 • Rank11th (3.99% of total area)
Population
 (2012 census)[2]
 • Total
91,947
 • Rank25th (0.45% of total pop.)
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Ethnicity
(2012 census)[2]
 • Sri Lankan Tamil79,081 (86.01%)
 • Sinhalese8,851 (9.63%)
 • Indian Tamil2,182 (2.37%)
 • Sri Lankan Moors1,760 (1.91%)
 • Other73 (0.08%)
Religion
(2012 census)[3]
 • Hindu69,628 (75.73%)
 • Christian11,989 (13.04%)
 • Buddhist8,155 (8.87%)
 • Muslim2,013 (2.19%)
 • Other162 (0.18%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
42000-42999
ISO 3166 codeLK-45
Vehicle registrationNP
Official LanguagesTamil, Sinhala
WebsiteMullaitivu District Secretariat

Mullaitivu District (Tamil: முல்லைத்தீவு மாவட்டம், Mullaittīvu Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: මුලතිවු දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Mulativu distrikkaya) 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 town of Mullaitivu.

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