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Polonnaruwa District
පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Royal Palace of King Parakramabahu, Polonnaruwa
Royal Palace of King Parakramabahu, Polonnaruwa
Map of Sri Lanka with Polonnaruwa District highlighted
Map of Sri Lanka with Polonnaruwa District highlighted
Coordinates: 8°00′N 81°00′E / 8.000°N 81.000°E / 8.000; 81.000
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Central Province
Largest TownPolonnaruwa
DS Division[1]
List
  • Dimbulagala
  • Elahera
  • Hingurakgoda
  • Lankapura
  • Medirigiriya
  • Thamankaduwa
  • Welikanda
Government
 • District SecretaryW. A. Dharmasiri
 • MPs
List
 • MPCs[2]
List
Area
[3]
 • Total
3,293 km2 (1,271 sq mi)
 • Land3,077 km2 (1,188 sq mi)
 • Water216 km2 (83 sq mi)  6.55%
 • Rank5th (5.01% of total area)
Population
 (2012)[4]
 • Total
403,335
 • Density131.1/km2 (339.5/sq mi)
Ethnicity
[5]
 • Sinhalese365,476 (90.6%)
 • Moors29,060 (7.2%)
 • Sri Lankan Tamil7,356 (1.8%)
 • Indian Tamil1,190 (0.3%)
 • Other253 (0.06%)
Religion
[6]
 • Buddhist361,920 (89.7%)
 • Muslim30,427 (7.5%)
 • Hindu6,835 (1.7%)
 • Christian4,090 (1.00%)
 • Other63 (0.01%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
51000
Telephone Codes027
ISO 3166 codeLK-72
Vehicle registrationNC
Official LanguagesSinhala, Tamil

Polonnaruwa District (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය; Tamil: பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம்) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. It is also one of the two districts of North Central Province and has an area of 3,293 km2.[7]

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 Polonnaruwa.

Administrative Units

DS Division Main Town Divisional Secretary GN
Divisions
 Area
(km2)
 Population
Thamankaduwa Polonnaruwa Mr.H.S.K.J Bandara 55 468.78 94254
Hingurakgoda Hingurakgoda Mr.H.S.K.J Bandara(Acting) 53 709.04 77202
Medirigiriya Medirigiriya Mr.W.M.I Karunarathne 45 574.04 78654
Lankapura Thalpotha Miss.R.W.R.M.C Ranawarna 27 184 43365
Welikanda Welikanda Mrs.M.M Hairunnisha 29 548 42700
Dimbulagala Manampitiya Mr.P.T.M Irfan 56 581.83 95807
Elahera Bakamuna Mr.C.M Karunarathne 28 227.31 49924

Demographics

Ethnicity

Ethnicity in Polonnaruwa District (2024)[8]
  1. Sinhala (90.0%)
  2. Sri Lankan Moors (8.23%)
  3. Sri Lankan Tamils (1.65%)
  4. Others (0.12%)

The majority of the population are Sinhalese with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population.[9]

Religion

Religion in Polonnaruwa district (2024)[10]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
 
 89.27%
Islam
 
 8.29%
Hinduism
 
 1.61%
Catholicism
 
 0.57%
Other or not stated
 
 0.26%

According to the 2011 census[11] 89.7% of the population were Buddhists, 7.5% Muslim, 1.7% Hindu and 1% Christian.

Politics and government

Local government

Local Authority Registered
Electors
 Elected Members
SLPPSLFPUNPJVPOtherTotal
Dimbulagala Divisional Council641427761021
Elahera Divisional Council365679440118
Hingurakgoda Divisional Council50546131082033
Lankapura Divisional Council283696871224
Medirigiriya Divisional Council5253014992034
Polonnaruwa Divisional Council384595831017
Polonnaruwa Municipal Council248093521011
Welikanda Divisional Council211825650016
Total31660462574483174

Education

Following are some of the schools in the Polonnaruwa District.

  • Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa
  • Thopawewa National School, Polonnaruwa
  • Polonnaruwa Muslim Central College,Kaduruwela
  • Rajarata College, Hingurakgoda
  • Ananda Balika National School, Hingurakgoda
  • Minneriya National School, Minneriya
  • Medirigiriya National School, Medirigiriya
  • Diulankadawala Central College, Diulankadawala
  • Mahasen National School, Bakamuna
  • Vilayaya Nationala School, Aralaganwila
  • Polonnaruwa Sungavil Muslim Maha Vidyalaya
  • PL/Onegama Muslim Kanista Vidayala

Towns

References