This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the city, see Matale.

Matale District (Sinhala: මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka. The administrative capital and largest city of the district is Matale.

The district is considered to be the centremost region of the island and has a total area of 1,993 km2 (770 sq mi). It is in the northern part of the Central Province. Sharing borders with 6 other districts, the Matale district is bordered by Anuradhapura to the north, Polonnaruwa to the northeast, Badulla and Ampara to the east, Kurunegala to the west and Kandy to the south.

Ethnicity and religions

Religion in the Matale District (2012)[3]

  Buddhism (79.4%)
  Islam (9.8%)
  Hinduism (9.1%)
  Christianity (2.4%)
Religion Population(2012)
Buddhism 385,151
Islam 45,682
Hinduism 43,432
Christianity 10,241
Other religions 25

Cities

Towns

Villages

Heritage sites

Tourist attractions

References

  1. ^ Department of Census and Statistics
  2. ^ Citypopulation
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing - 2012".

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