Kandy District

Kandy District (Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka.[2] Its area is 1906.3 km².

This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Kandy.
Kandy District

මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
கண்டி மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
Largest cityKandy
Divisions
List
Government
 • District SecretaryMr. Chandana Tennakoon
 • Local
Area
 • Total1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
 • Land1,917 km2 (740 sq mi)
 • Water23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total1,369,899
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-21
WebsiteDistrict Secretariat - Kandy

Administrative divisions
DS Division Area
(km2)
[3]		 Population (2019 Census)[4] Population
Density
(/km2)
Akurana3168,0182,194
Delthota4932,557664
Doluwa9553,475563
Ganga Ihala Korale9459,281631
Gagawata Korale [5]59170,1182,883
Harispattuwa4994,6041,931
Hatharaliyadda6232,172519
Kundasale81136,3321,683
Medadumbara - Teldeniya19665,482334
Minipe25055,665223
Panvila9328,210303
Pasbage Korale12264,284527
Pathadumbara5195,1921,867
Pathahewaheta8462,429743
Poojapitiya5962,1351,053
Thumpane5440,386748
Udapalatha9498,4011,047
Ududumbara27724,14587
Udunuwara68118,9881,750
Yatinuwara72113,7551,580
Total1,9401,475,627761

Ethnic groups and religion

Religion in Kandy District (2011)[1]

  Buddhism (73.4%)
  Islam (14.8%)
  Hinduism (9.8%)
  Christianity (2.5%)
Ethnic groups
Sinhalese 947,900 (74%)
Sri Lankan Moor 169,968 (13.27%)
Indian Tamil 103,622 (8.09%)
Sri Lankan Tamil 52,052 (4.06%)
Sri Lankan Malay 2,668 (0.21%)
Burgher 2,128 (0.17%)
Other 2,609 (0.2%)
Religions
Buddhism 937,001 (72.92%)
Islam 179,590 (13.98%)
Hinduism 134,438 (10.46%)
Roman Catholic 23,232 (1.81%)
Other Christian 10,330 (0.8%)
Other 437 (0.03%)

Major cities

Suburbs of city of Kandy

Big towns

Other towns

References
  1. Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
  2. "District Secretariat - Kandy". www.kandy.dist.gov.lk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  3. "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2019. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-18.
  4. "Population and Population Density by D.S. Division - 2019" (PDF). Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  5. "Administrative Structure by D.S. Division - 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.


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