Kilinochchi District
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Kilinochchi District கிளிநொச்சி மாவட்டம் කිලිනොච්චි දිස්ත්රික්කය |
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Kilinochchi District & Magistrate’s Court
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 Location within Sri Lanka |
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| Coordinates: 09°25′N 80°25′E / 9.417°N 80.417°ECoordinates: 09°25′N 80°25′E / 9.417°N 80.417°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| Created | February 1984 |
| Capital | Kilinochchi |
| DS Division | |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | R. Ketheeswaran |
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| • MPCs |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,279 km2 (494 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,205 km2 (465 sq mi) |
| • Water | 74 km2 (29 sq mi) 5.79% |
| Area rank | 23rd (1.95% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
| • Total | 112,875 |
| • Rank | 23rd (0.56% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity(2012 census) | |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 109,528 (97.03%) |
| • Indian Tamil | 1,682 (1.49%) |
| • Sinhalese | 962 (0.85%) |
| • Sri Lankan Moors | 678 (0.60%) |
| • Other | 25 (0.02%) |
| Religion(2012 census) | |
| • Hindu | 93,084 (82.47%) |
| • Christian | 18,118 (16.05%) |
| • Buddhist | 945 (0.84%) |
| • Muslim | 678 (0.60%) |
| • Other | 50 (0.04%) |
| Time zone | Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-42 |
| Vehicle registration | NP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
| Website | Kilinochchi District Secretariat |
Kilinochchi District (Tamil: கிளிநொச்சி மாவட்டம் Kiḷinocci Māvaṭṭam; Sinhalese: කිලිනොච්චි 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 town of Kilinochchi.
Between 5th century BC and 13th century AD present day Kilinochchi District was part of Rajarata. Much of Kilinochchi District was thereafter part of the pre-colonial Jaffna kingdom. The district then came under Portuguese, Dutch and British control. In 1815 the British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon. They divided the island into three ethnic based administrative structures: Low Country Sinhalese, Kandyan Sinhalese and Tamil. The district, which was then part of Jaffna District, was part of the Tamil administration. In 1833, in accordance with the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission, the ethnic based administrative structures were unified into a single administration divided into five geographic provinces. Jaffna District, together with Mannar District and Vanni District, formed the new Northern Province.
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