Vavuniya District

Vavuniya District

வவுனியா மாவட்டம்
වවුනියා දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Vavuniya District வவுனியா மாவட்டம்; වවුනියා දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
	Vavuniya
	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	List Vavuniya; Vavuniya North; Vavuniya South; Venkalacheddikulam;
Government
• District Secretary	M. K. Bandula Harischandra
• MPs	List Selvam Adaikalanathan ; Sivasakthy Ananthan ; Risad Badhiutheen ; Hunais Farook ; Muthali Bawa Farook ; Vino Noharathalingam ;
• MPCs	List R. Indrarajah ; A. Jayathilaka ; K. T. Linganathan ; P. Sathiyalingam ; A. D. D. Senevirathna ; M. Thiyagarajah ;
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	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
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. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions of the country. The capital of the district is the city of Vavuniya.

Geography

Vavuniya District is in the north of Sri Lanka. It is part of the Northern Province. It has an area of 1,967 square kilometres (759 sq mi).^[1]

Administrative units

Vavuniya District is divided into 4 Divisional Secretary's Division (DS Divisions), each headed by a Divisional Secretary (previously known as an Assistant Government Agent).^[3] The DS Divisions are further sub-divided into 102 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
↑ "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Statistical Information 2012". Northern Provincial Council.

Other websites

Media related to Vavuniya District at Wikimedia Commons
Vavuniya District Secretariat

[area-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.

[2012eth-2] "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

[2012stat-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Statistical Information 2012". Northern Provincial Council.

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