Trincomalee District
Trincomalee District
திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம் ත්රිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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Trincomalee Bay | |
Location within Sri Lanka | |
Administrative units of Trincomalee District in 2006 | |
| Coordinates: 08°35′N 81°05′E / 8.583°N 81.083°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| Capital | Trincomalee |
| DS Division | |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | J. S. D. M. Asanka Abeywardena |
| • MPs | List
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| • MPCs | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 2,727 km2 (1,053 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,529 km2 (976 sq mi) |
| • Water | 198 km2 (76 sq mi) 7.26% |
| • Rank | 11th (4.16% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 378,182 |
| • Rank | 21st (1.87% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 149.5/km2 (387.3/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census) | |
| • Moor | 163,982 (40.43%) |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 115,549 (30.55%) |
| • Sinhalese | 101,991 (26.97%) |
| • Indian Tamil | 6,531 (1.73%) |
| • Other | 1,257 (0.33%) |
| Religion (2012 census) | |
| • Muslim | 166,200 (42.12%) |
| • Buddhist | 98,772 (26.12%) |
| • Hindu | 98,133 (25.95%) |
| • Christian | 21,892 (5.79%) |
| • Other | 134 (0.04%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 31000-31999 |
| Telephone Codes | 026 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-53 |
| Vehicle registration | EP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
| Website | Trincomalee District Secretariat |
Trincomalee District (Tamil: திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம் Tirukkōṇamalai Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: ත්රිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්රික්කය Trikuṇāmalaya distrikkaya) 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 city of Trincomalee.