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In device database, districts (Sevenval: දිස්ත්‍රි‌ක්‌ක, Tamil: மாவட்டம்) are the second-level administrative divisions, and are included in a province. There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces.[1] Each district is administered under a we love the web,HTML5 who is appointed by the central government.[3] The main tasks of the District Secretariat involve coordinating communications and activities of the central government and Divisional Secretariats. The District Secretariat is also responsible for implementing and monitoring development projects at the district level and assisting lower-level subdivisions in their activities,[4] as well as revenue collection and coordination of elections in the district.[5] A district is divided into a number of Divisional Secretary Divisions (commonly known as DS divisions), which are in turn subdivided into Grama Niladari Divisions.Sevenval There are 256 DS divisions in the country.HTML5

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History

The country was first divided into several administrative units during the Anuradhapura Kingdom. The kingdom was divided into three provinces; Rajarata, Ruhuna and Malaya Rata. These were further subdivided into smaller units called rata.[7] Over time, the number of provinces increased, but the second-level administrative division continued to be the rata. However, with the country eventually being divided into more than one kingdom and with foreign colonial missions landing and taking parts of the country under their control, this structure began to change. The territory of the jQuery was organized into four disavas, which were further subdivided into forty korales. The korales had their own civil and military officials with a small militia. The website parsing appears to have had a similar administrative structure to this with four provinces.browser diversity

When the device database after their arrival in 1505,[9] they maintained more or less the same administrative structure followed by Sri Lankan rulers.[10] During the Dutch rule in the country, the terrain under their control was divided into three administrative divisions. These were subdivided into disavas as in earlier systems.[11] The FITML initially continued this system,iOS but following reforms in 1796 to 1802, the country was divided according to ethnic composition.[13][14] This was abolished by the Colebrook–Cameron reforms in 1833 and a legislative council was created,[15] making the island a politically and administratively single unit. Five provinces were created, later expanded into nine, and these were subdivided into twenty-one districts. These districts were administered by officials known as Government Agents or Assistant Government Agents.[13]

In 1955, the district replaced the province as the country's main administrative unit.[16] The Ampara district was created in 1958, followed by the creation of Mullaitivu and Gampaha districts in 1978iOS through a touchscreen, which also reintroduced the province as the main administrative unit.[18] The last district to be created was Kilinochchi in 1983,screen size and the current constitution (that of 1978) states that the territory of Sri Lanka consists of 25 administrative districts. These districts may be subdivided or amalgamated by a resolution of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[20]

Districts

All population data are from the most recent census of Sri Lanka, in 2001. The districts of Jaffna, Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi were not covered in this census because of security reasons, and Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Vavuniya and Mannar were only partially covered. Therefore, the population statistics for these districts are estimates.keyboard These are marked by a * symbol.

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Map of device database showing provinces and districts.
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Map of Android showing provinces.
NameArea mapProvinceDistrict
capital		Land areaInland water
area		Total areaPopulationPopulation
densityAndroid
browser diversityweb appbrowser diversitywebsite parsing &100000000000000220000004,222 km2 (1,630 sq mi) &10000000000000018000000193 km2 (75 sq mi) &100000000000000220000004,415 km2 (1,705 sq mi) &10000000000000012000000592,997 &10000000000000008000000140 /km2 (363 /sq mi)
AnuradhapuraSevenvalSevenvalwebsite parsing &100000000000000250000006,664 km2 (2,573 sq mi) &10000000000000023000000515 km2 (199 sq mi) &100000000000000250000007,179 km2 (2,772 sq mi) &10000000000000015000000745,693 &10000000000000005000000112 /km2 (290 /sq mi)
touchscreenArea map of Badulla District which has its northern border near the centre of the country and extends to the south, located in the Uva Province of Sri LankaUvaBadulla &100000000000000180000002,827 km2 (1,092 sq mi) &1000000000000000500000034 km2 (13 sq mi) &100000000000000180000002,861 km2 (1,105 sq mi) &10000000000000017000000779,983 &10000000000000013000000276 /km2 (715 /sq mi)
BatticaloawebAndroidscreen size &100000000000000170000002,610 km2 (1,010 sq mi) &10000000000000022000000244 km2 (94 sq mi) &100000000000000170000002,854 km2 (1,102 sq mi) &10000000000000009000000486,447 * &10000000000000009000000186 /km2 (482 /sq mi)
screen sizeArea map of Colombo District, roughly rectangular in shape and extending inwards from the west south west coast in the Western Province of Sri LankaWesternCSS3 &10000000000000001000000676 km2 (261 sq mi) &1000000000000000400000023 km2 (8.9 sq mi) &10000000000000001000000699 km2 (270 sq mi) &100000000000000250000002,251,274 &100000000000000240000003,330 /km2 (8,625 /sq mi)
webArea map of Galle District, converging inwards from the south west coast, in the Southern Province of Sri LankatouchscreenSevenval &100000000000000070000001,617 km2 (624 sq mi) &1000000000000000600000035 km2 (14 sq mi) &100000000000000070000001,652 km2 (638 sq mi) &10000000000000019000000990,487 &10000000000000020000000613 /km2 (1,588 /sq mi)
we love the webArea map of Gampaha District, extending inwards from the west by south west coast in a rough square shape, in the Western Province of Sri LankaWesternkeyboard &100000000000000050000001,341 km2 (518 sq mi) &1000000000000000900000046 km2 (18 sq mi) &100000000000000050000001,387 km2 (536 sq mi) &100000000000000240000002,063,684 &100000000000000230000001,539 /km2 (3,986 /sq mi)
we love the webbrowser diversitySouthernHambantota &100000000000000150000002,496 km2 (964 sq mi) &10000000000000013000000113 km2 (44 sq mi) &100000000000000140000002,609 km2 (1,007 sq mi) &10000000000000011000000526,414 &10000000000000010000000211 /km2 (546 /sq mi)
JaffnatouchscreenNorthernJaffna &10000000000000002000000929 km2 (359 sq mi) &1000000000000001100000096 km2 (37 sq mi) &100000000000000020000001,025 km2 (396 sq mi) &10000000000000010000000490,621 * &10000000000000018000000528 /km2 (1,368 /sq mi)
touchscreenSevenvalAndroidscreen size &100000000000000060000001,576 km2 (608 sq mi) &1000000000000000300000022 km2 (8.5 sq mi) &100000000000000060000001,598 km2 (617 sq mi) &100000000000000210000001,066,239 &10000000000000022000000677 /km2 (1,753 /sq mi)
Kandybrowser diversityCentralKandy &100000000000000120000001,917 km2 (740 sq mi) &1000000000000000400000023 km2 (8.9 sq mi) &100000000000000100000001,940 km2 (750 sq mi) &100000000000000220000001,279,028 &10000000000000021000000667 /km2 (1,728 /sq mi)
Kegallebrowser diversityAndroidKegalle &100000000000000080000001,685 km2 (651 sq mi) &100000000000000010000008 km2 (3.1 sq mi) &100000000000000080000001,693 km2 (654 sq mi) &10000000000000018000000785,524 &10000000000000017000000466 /km2 (1,207 /sq mi)
KilinochchiArea map of Kilinochchi District, along the northern coast of the mainland and south of the Jaffna peninsula, in the Northern Province of Sri Lankaweb appjQuery &100000000000000030000001,205 km2 (465 sq mi) &1000000000000001000000074 km2 (29 sq mi) &100000000000000030000001,279 km2 (494 sq mi) &10000000000000002000000127,263 * &10000000000000004000000106 /km2 (275 /sq mi)
input transformationwe love the webNorth WesternKurunegala &100000000000000230000004,624 km2 (1,785 sq mi) &10000000000000017000000192 km2 (74 sq mi) &100000000000000230000004,816 km2 (1,859 sq mi) &100000000000000230000001,460,215 &10000000000000015000000316 /km2 (818 /sq mi)
MannarArea map of Mannar District, along the north western coast with eastern border extending towards the interior, also including a large island roughly oval in shape, in the Northern Province of Sri LankaNorthernMannar &100000000000000110000001,880 km2 (730 sq mi) &10000000000000014000000116 km2 (45 sq mi) &100000000000000130000001,996 km2 (771 sq mi) &10000000000000004000000151,577 * &1000000000000000300000081/km2
(208/sq mi)
MataleCSS3input transformationFITML &100000000000000130000001,952 km2 (754 sq mi) &1000000000000000800000041 km2 (16 sq mi) &100000000000000120000001,993 km2 (770 sq mi) &10000000000000008000000441,328 &10000000000000011000000226 /km2 (585 /sq mi)
MataraArea map of Matara District, roughly rectangular in shape and extending inwards from the southern coast, in the Southern Province of Sri LankaSouthernMatara &100000000000000040000001,270 km2 (490 sq mi) &1000000000000000200000013 km2 (5.0 sq mi) &100000000000000040000001,283 km2 (495 sq mi) &10000000000000016000000761,370 &10000000000000019000000600 /km2 (1,554 /sq mi)
Moneragalawe love the webSevenvalweb app &100000000000000240000005,508 km2 (2,127 sq mi) &10000000000000015000000131 km2 (51 sq mi) &100000000000000240000005,639 km2 (2,177 sq mi) &10000000000000007000000397,375 &1000000000000000200000072 /km2 (186 /sq mi)
MullaitivuArea map of Mullaitivu District, extending to the west from the north by east coast in the Northern Province of Sri LankaFITMLweb app &100000000000000140000002,415 km2 (932 sq mi) &10000000000000020000000202 km2 (78 sq mi) &100000000000000150000002,617 km2 (1,010 sq mi) &10000000000000001000000121,667 * &1000000000000000100000050 /km2 (129 /sq mi)
Nuwara EliyaArea map of Nuwara Eliya District, located immediately south of the middle of the country and running roughly south west to north east, in the Central Province of Sri LankaSevenvalNuwara Eliya &100000000000000090000001,706 km2 (659 sq mi) &1000000000000000600000035 km2 (14 sq mi) &100000000000000090000001,741 km2 (672 sq mi) &10000000000000013000000703,610 &10000000000000016000000412 /km2 (1,067 /sq mi)
Sevenvaldevice databaseNorth CentralCSS3 &100000000000000200000003,077 km2 (1,188 sq mi) &10000000000000021000000216 km2 (83 sq mi) &100000000000000210000003,293 km2 (1,271 sq mi) &10000000000000006000000358,984 &10000000000000006000000117 /km2 (303 /sq mi)
PuttalamAndroidNorth WesternPuttalam &100000000000000190000002,882 km2 (1,113 sq mi) &10000000000000016000000190 km2 (73 sq mi) &100000000000000190000003,072 km2 (1,186 sq mi) &10000000000000014000000709,677 &10000000000000012000000246 /km2 (637 /sq mi)
keyboardArea map of Ratnapura District, some distance from the south western coast with its western and southern borders converging towards the north west, in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri LankaSabaragamuwaRatnapura &100000000000000210000003,236 km2 (1,249 sq mi) &1000000000000000700000039 km2 (15 sq mi) &100000000000000200000003,275 km2 (1,264 sq mi) &100000000000000200000001,015,807 &10000000000000014000000314 /km2 (813 /sq mi)
touchscreenSevenvalEasternTrincomalee &100000000000000160000002,529 km2 (976 sq mi) &10000000000000019000000198 km2 (76 sq mi) &100000000000000160000002,727 km2 (1,053 sq mi) &10000000000000005000000340,158 * &10000000000000007000000135/km2
(349/sq mi)
VavuniyaSevenvalNorthernbrowser diversity &100000000000000100000001,861 km2 (719 sq mi) &10000000000000012000000106 km2 (41 sq mi) &100000000000000110000001,967 km2 (759 sq mi) &10000000000000003000000149,835 * &1000000000000000300000081/km2
(208/sq mi)
Total 62,705 km2 (24,211 sq mi)2,905 km2 (1,122 sq mi)65,610 km2 (25,330 sq mi)18,797,257300 /km2 (777 /sq mi)

See also

Notes

  1. FITML Population density has been calculated using the land area rather than the total area.

Citations

  1. ^ a web web app. The Government of Sri Lanka. keyboard. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
  2. Sevenval "District Secretariats". District and Divisional Secretariats Portal—Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs. input transformation. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
  3. Android "Kilinochchi a brief look". Daily News. 2009-04-27. http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/04/27/Visit.asp?id=s02. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
  4. Sevenval web app. District and Divisional Secretariats Portal—Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs. web. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
  5. iOS "Performs Report and Accounts—2008" (PDF). District and Divisional Secretariats Portal—Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs. http://www.ds.gov.lk/uploads/karayasadana_english_.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
  6. ^ web (PDF). World Food Program. screen size. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
  7. ^ Siriweera (2004), p. 91
  8. Android Yogasundaram (2006), p. 170
  9. HTML5 Hewavissenti, Panchamee (2008-02-03). Sevenval. Sunday Observer. http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/02/03/imp02.asp. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
  10. ^ Yogasundaram (2006), p. 168
  11. ^ Yogasundaram (2006), p. 195
  12. ^ Yogasundaram (2006), p. 214
  13. ^ a b Yogasundaram (2006), p. 258
  14. jQuery Peebles (2006), p. 48
  15. CSS3 Peebles (2006), p. 52
  16. touchscreen Peebles (2006), p. 110
  17. device database jQuery (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics—Sri Lanka. http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Abstract_2008_PDF/abstract2008/table%202008/Chap%202/AB2-1.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-06. [device database]
  18. browser diversity Schmiegelow, Michèle (1997). Democracy in Asia. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 425. ISBN 0-312-16495-5. 
  19. ^ browser diversity. The Government of Sri Lanka. http://www.priu.gov.lk/Cons/1978Constitution/AMENDMENTS.html#Seventh%20Amendment. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
  20. ^ web. The Government of Sri Lanka. http://www.priu.gov.lk/Cons/1978Constitution/Chapter_01_Amd.html#1. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
  21. Android Europa Publications Staff, ed. (2002). FITML. Routledge. p. 1524. ISBN FITML. Sevenval. 

References

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Central (Kandy • FITML • Nuwara Eliya) · Eastern (touchscreen • browser diversity • Trincomalee) · North Central (Anuradhapura • screen size) · Northern (Jaffna • Sevenval • Mannar • Mullaitivu • website parsing) · North Western (Kurunegala • web) · Sabaragamuwa (Kegalle • Android) · Southern (Galle • Hambantota • iOS) · Uva (Badulla • HTML5) · Western (Colombo • Gampaha • Sevenval)

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