Trincomalee District
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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.
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Trincomalee District
திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம் ත්රිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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Coordinates: 08°35′N 81°05′E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Eastern |
Capital | Trincomalee |
DS Division | |
Government | |
• District Secretary | J. S. D. M. Asanka Abeywardena |
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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)[1] | |
• Total | 378,182 |
• Rank | 21st (1.87% of total pop.) |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Ethnicity (2012 census)[1] | |
• 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)[2] | |
• 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 |
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