Vavuniya District

Vavuniya District
வவுனியா மாவட்டம்
වවුනියා දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
Vavuniya
Vavuniya
Location within Sri Lanka
Location within Sri Lanka
DS and GN Divisions of Vavuniya District, 2006
DS and GN Divisions of Vavuniya District, 2006
Coordinates: 08°50′N 80°30′E / 8.833°N 80.500°E / 8.833; 80.500
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
CapitalVavuniya
DS Division
List
  • Vavuniya
  • Vavuniya North
  • Vavuniya South
  • Venkalacheddikulam
Government
 • District SecretaryM. K. Bandula Harischandra
 • MPs
List
  • Selvam Adaikalanathan
  • Sivasakthy Ananthan
  • Risad Badhiutheen
  • Hunais Farook
  • Muthali Bawa Farook
  • Vino Noharathalingam
 • MPCs
List
  • R. Indrarajah
  • A. Jayathilaka
  • K. T. Linganathan
  • P. Sathiyalingam
  • A. D. D. Senevirathna
  • M. Thiyagarajah
Area
[1]
 • Total1,967 km2 (759 sq mi)
 • Land1,861 km2 (719 sq mi)
 • Water106 km2 (41 sq mi)  5.39%
 • Rank15th (3.00% of total area)
Population
 (2012 census)[2]
 • Total171,511
 • Rank22nd (0.85% of total pop.)
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
43000-43999
Telephone Codes024
ISO 3166 codeLK-44
Vehicle registrationNP
Official LanguagesTamil, Sinhala
WebsiteVavuniya District Secretariat

Vavuniya District (Tamil: வவுனியா மாவட்டம் Vavuṉiyā Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: වවුනියා දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions of the country. The capital of the district is the city of Vavuniya.

Geography

Vavuniya District is in the north of Sri Lanka. It is part of the Northern Province. It has an area of 1,967 square kilometres (759 sq mi).[1]

Administrative units

Vavuniya District is divided into 4 Divisional Secretary's Division (DS Divisions), each headed by a Divisional Secretary (previously known as an Assistant Government Agent).[3] The DS Divisions are further sub-divided into 102 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  2. ↑ "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Statistical Information 2012". Northern Provincial Council.

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