Vavuniya District
Vavuniya District
வவுனியா மாவட்டம் වවුනියා දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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Location within Sri Lanka | |
DS and GN Divisions of Vavuniya District, 2006 | |
| Coordinates: 08°50′N 80°30′E / 8.833°N 80.500°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| Capital | Vavuniya |
| DS Division | |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | S. M. Saman Bandulasena |
| • MPs | List
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| • MPCs | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,967 km2 (759 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,861 km2 (719 sq mi) |
| • Water | 106 km2 (41 sq mi) 5.39% |
| • Rank | 15th (3.00% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 171,511 |
| • Rank | 22nd (0.85% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 92.16/km2 (238.7/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census) | |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 141,269 (82.37%) |
| • Sinhalese | 17,191 (10.02%) |
| • Sri Lankan Moors | 11,700 (6.82%) |
| • Indian Tamil | 1,292 (0.75%) |
| • Other | 59 (0.03%) |
| Religion (2012 census) | |
| • Hindu | 119,286 (69.55%) |
| • Christian | 22,820 (13.31%) |
| • Buddhist | 16,688 (9.73%) |
| • Muslim | 12,341 (7.20%) |
| • Other | 376 (0.22%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 43000-43999 |
| Telephone Codes | 024 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-44 |
| Vehicle registration | NP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
| Website | Vavuniya District Secretariat |
Vavuniya District (Tamil: வவுனியா மாவட்டம் Vavuṉiyā Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: වවුනියා 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 city of Vavuniya.