Matale District
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Matale District මාතලේ දිස්ත්රික්කය மாத்தளை மாவட்டம் |
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 Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted |
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| Coordinates: 7°40′N 80°45′E / 7.667°N 80.750°ECoordinates: 7°40′N 80°45′E / 7.667°N 80.750°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| Largest city | Matale |
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | H. M. Gamini Senavirathne |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,993 km2 (770 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,952 km2 (754 sq mi) |
| • Water | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 441,328 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-22 |
| Website | ds.gov.lk/dist_matale |
| Ethnic groups | |||
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| Sinhalese | 353,579 | (80.12%) | |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 24,320 | (5.51%) | |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 38,462 | (8.72%) | |
| Indian Tamil | 23,493 | (5.32%) | |
| Burgher | 402 | (0.09%) | |
| Sri Lankan Malay | 523 | (0.12%) | |
| Other | 549 | (0.12%) | |
| Religions | |||
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| Buddhism | 348,762 | (79.03%) | |
| Hinduism | 42,433 | (9.61%) | |
| Islam | 39,980 | (9.06%) | |
| Roman Catholic | 8,400 | (1.9%) | |
| Other Christian | 1,703 | (0.39%) | |
| Other | 50 | (0.01%) | |
Matale District (Sinhalese: මාතලේ දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,987 km².
The population according to 2001 census is 441,328. 80.1% of the population are Sinhalese, 8.7% Sri Lankan Moors, 5.5% native Sri Lankan tamils and 5.3% tamils of Indian origin. 79% of the population are Buddhists, 9.6% Hindu, 9.1% Muslim and 2.3% Christian.
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