Nuwara Eliya District

Nuwara Eliya District
Nuwara Eliya District
நுவரேலியா மாவட்டம்
නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
—  Administrative District  —
Map of Sri Lanka with Nuwara Eliya District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°00′N 80°45′E / 7°N 80.75°E / 7; 80.75Coordinates: 7°00′N 80°45′E / 7°N 80.75°E / 7; 80.75
Country  Sri Lanka
Province Central Province
Created
Capital Nuwara Eliya
Divisions
Government
 – District Secretary D. P. G. Kumarasiri
 – Local
Area
 – Total 1,741 km2 (672.2 sq mi)
 – Land 1,706 km2 (658.7 sq mi)
 – Water 35 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 – Total 703,610
 – Density 404.1/km2 (1,046.7/sq mi)
Time zone Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code LK-23
Website ds.gov.lk/dist_nuwaraeliya

Nuwara Eliya District (Tamil: நுவரேலியா மாவட்டம், Sinhala: නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.

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Demographics

Ethnic groups
Sinhalese 282,621 (40.17%)
Sri Lankan Tamil 46,066 (6.55%)
Sri Lankan Moor 16,555 (2.35%)
Indian Tamil 355,830 (50.57%)
Burgher 632 (0.09%)
Sri Lankan Malay 1,059 (0.15%)
Other 847 (0.12%)
Religions
Buddhism 279,139 (39.67%)
Hinduism 359,135 (51.04%)
Islam 19,099 (2.71%)
Roman Catholic 35,008 (4.98%)
Other Christian 10,741 (1.53%)
Other 488 (0.07%)

The population according to 2001 census is 703,610 of which 50.61 % Tamils of Indian origin, 40.2 % are Sinhalese, 6.5 % native Sri Lankan Tamils and 2.4 % Sri Lankan Moors. 51.0 % of the population are Hindu, 39.7.0 % Buddhists, 5 % Roman catholic, 2.7 % muslim and 1.5 % belong to non-catholic Christian denominations.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Department of Census and Statistics official government website

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