District of Kandy
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Kandy District මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය கண்டி மாவட்டம் |
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 Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted |
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| Coordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E / 7.250°N 80.750°ECoordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E / 7.250°N 80.750°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| Largest city | Kandy |
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | Gotabaya Jayarathna |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,940 km2 (750 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,917 km2 (740 sq mi) |
| • Water | 23 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 1,369,899 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-21 |
| Website | ds.gov.lk/dist_kandy |
| Ethnic groups | |||
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| Sinhalese | 947,900 | (74%) | |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 169,968 | (13.27%) | |
| Indian Tamil | 103,622 | (8.09%) | |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 52,052 | (4.06%) | |
| Sri Lankan Malay | 2,668 | (0.21%) | |
| Burgher | 2,128 | (0.17%) | |
| Other | 2,609 | (0.2%) | |
| Religions | |||
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| Buddhism | 937,001 | (72.92%) | |
| Islam | 179,590 | (13.98%) | |
| Hinduism | 134,438 | (10.46%) | |
| Roman Catholic | 23,232 | (1.81%) | |
| Other Christian | 10,330 | (0.8%) | |
| Other | 437 | (0.03%) | |
Kandy District (Sinhalese: මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1906.3 km². The capital of the district is Kandy.
Religion in Kandy District (2011)
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