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Matale District
Matale District (, ) is a district in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka. The administrative capital and largest city of the district is Matale. The district is considered to be the centremost region of the island and has a total area of . It is in the northern part of the Central Province. Sharing borders with 6 other districts, the Matale district is bordered by Anuradhapura to the north, Polonnaruwa to the northeast, Badulla and Ampara to the east, Kurunegala to the west and Kandy to the south. Ethnicity and religions Cities * Matale (Municipal Council) Towns * Dambulla (Municipal Council) * Galewela * Naula * Pallepola * Rattota * Ukuwela * Yatawatta Villages * Kubiyangoda * Gammaduwa * Elkaduwa * Kaikawala * Nalanda * Palapathwela * Sigiriya * Wahacotte * Wehera * Maligatenna * Kawatayamuna * Kandalama Heritage sites * Sigiriya * Dambulla cave temple Dambulla cave temple (; ), also known as the Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Sri Lanka
Districts (, ) are the second level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka, preceded by Provinces of Sri Lanka, provinces. Sri Lanka has 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. Districts are further divided into a number of Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka, divisional secretariats (commonly known as D.S. divisions), which are in turn subdivided into 14,022 grama niladhari divisions. There are 331 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. Each district is administered under a District Secretary, district secretary, who is appointed by the central government. 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, as well as revenue collection and coordination of elections in the district. History The country was first di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhala Language
Sinhala ( ; Sinhala: , , ), sometimes called Sinhalese ( ), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. It is also the first language of about 2 million other Sri Lankans, as of 2001. It is written in the Sinhalese script, a Brahmic script closely related to the Grantha script of South India. The language has two main varieties, written and spoken, and is a notable example of the linguistic phenomenon known as diglossia. Sinhala is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka. Along with Pali, it played a major role in the development of Theravada Buddhist literature. Early forms of the Sinhalese language are attested to as early as the 3rd century BCE. The language of these inscriptions, still retaining long vowels and aspirated consonants, is a Prakrit similar to Magadhi, a regional associate of the Middle-Indian Prakrits that had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century Before the Common Era, BCE. It is the Major religious groups, world's fourth-largest religion, with about 500 million followers, known as Buddhists, who comprise four percent of the global population. It arose in the eastern Gangetic plain as a movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia. Buddhism has subsequently played a major role in Asian culture and spirituality, eventually spreading to Western world, the West in the 20th century. According to tradition, the Buddha instructed his followers in a path of bhavana, development which leads to Enlightenment in Buddhism, awakening and moksha, full liberation from ''Duḥkha, dukkha'' (). He regarded this path as a Middle Way between extremes su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandy District
Kandy District (, ) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,940 km2 (750 sq mi). Administrative divisions Ethnic groups and religion Major cities Suburbs of city of Kandy * Peradeniya * Katugastota * Pallekele Big towns * Gampola Gampola (, ) is a town located in Kandy District, in Sri Lanka's Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province. The town is governed by an Urban Council. Gampola was made the capital of the island by King Buwanekabahu IV, who ruled for four year ... urban council * Nawalapitiya UC Other towns * Akurana * Alawatugoda * Ankubura * Ambatenna * Daskara * Daulagala * Galagedara * Galhinna * Gelioya * Hanguranketa * Hapugastalawa * Kadugannawa UC * Katugastota * Kundasale * Madawala * Menikdiwela * Pilimatalawa * Pussellawa * Talatuoya * Teldeniya * Ulapane * Watadeniya * Wattegama UC * Welamboda * Weligalla * Udadumbara References Districts of Sri Lanka Geography of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurunegala District
Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The district is . It consists of thirty divisional secretariats, 1,610 grama niladari divisions and 4,476 villages. It has fourteen electoral divisions, two municipal councils, nineteen urban councils, fifteen members of parliament, 47 provincial council members, fifteen ministers and 337 local council members.http://www.parliament.lk/uploads/documents/paperspresented/performance_report_district_secretariat_kurunegala_2012.pdf Geography Kurunegala District is bounded by six districts, to the north the Anuradhapura District, the east by the Matale and Kandy Districts, south by the Gampaha and Kegalle Districts and to the west by the Puttalam District. History Kurunegala consists of four ancient kingdoms namely Panduwasnuwara, Kurunegala, Yapahuwa and Dambadeniya. Demographic details Kurunegala District has 7.3% of the country's total population. According to the census data, the estimated population of Kurun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ampara District
Ampara District (; ) is one of the 25 Districts of Sri Lanka, districts of Sri Lanka, the second-level administrative divisions of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a Government Agent (Sri Lanka), District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent (Sri Lanka), Government Agent) appointed by the Government of Sri Lanka, central government of Sri Lanka. The Capital city, capital of the district is the town of Ampara. The district was carved out of the southern part of Batticaloa District in April 1961. Geography Ampara District is located in the south east of Sri Lanka in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Eastern Province. It has an area of . It is bounded by Batticaloa District, Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa District, Polonnaruwa districts from north, Indian Ocean from east, Hambantota District from south, Badulla District, Badulla and Matale District, Matale districts from northwest and by the Monaragala District from west and southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badulla District
Badulla District ( ''badūlla distrikkaya''; ''Patuḷai māvaṭṭam'') is a Districts of Sri Lanka, district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The entire land area of the Badulla district is and has a total population of 871763 as of 2024. The district is bounded by the Kandy district to the North and by Nuwara Eliya and Matale districts to the West. The South-Eastern border creates with the districts of Rathnapura,Monaragala & Ampara. Mainly the economy of the district is based on Agriculture, agricultural farming and livestock. Badulla District is an agricultural district where tea and various vegetables are cultivated. The district is divided into an upper region and a lower region which differ in climatic and geographic characteristics. The upper region of the district is known for tea plantations and vegetable cultivation while the lower region focuses more on Paddy field, paddy farming. Education Universities * Uva Wellassa University Schools Bandarawela * Bandarawela C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polonnaruwa District
Polonnaruwa District (; ) 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. 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 Demographics Ethnicity The majority of the population are Sinhalese with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population. Religion According to the 2011 censusDepartment of Census and StatisticThe Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011/ref> 89.7% of the population were Buddhists, 7.5% Muslim, 1.7% Hindu and 1% Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anuradhapura District
Anuradhapura ( ''anūrādhapūra distrikkaya''; ''Aṉurātapuram māvaṭṭam'') is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,179 km². Major cities * Anuradhapura (Municipal Council) Other towns * Bulnewa * Eppawala * Galenbindunuwewa * Galnewa * Ganewalpola * Habarana * Horowupotana * Kahatagasdigiliya * Kebitigollawa * Kekirawa * Konapathirawa * Konwewa * Madatugama * Mahailuppallama * Maradankadawala * Medawachchiya * Mihintale * Nochchiyagama * Nachchaduwa * Padawiya * Palugaswewa * Rambewa * Seeppukulama * Talawa * Tambuttegama * Thirappane * Yakalla Anuradhapura district election divisions * Anuradhapura East Electoral District * Anuradhapura West Electoral District * Horowpothana Electoral District * Kalawewa Electoral District * Kekirawa Electoral District * Medawachchiya Electoral District * Mihintale Electoral District Demographics The population according to the 2001 census is 745,693, of whom 90.7% were Sinhalese, 8.3% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agreed definition of the lower boundary for their size. In a narrower sense, a city can be defined as a permanent and Urban density, densely populated place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, Public utilities, utilities, land use, Manufacturing, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations, government organizations, and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving the efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Capital
A capital city, or just capital, is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational division, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the government's offices and meeting places; the status as capital is often designated by its law or constitution. In some jurisdictions, including several countries, different branches of government are in different settlements, sometimes meaning multiple official capitals. In some cases, a distinction is made between the official (constitutional) capital and the seat of government, which is in another place. English-language media often use the name of the capital metonymically to refer to the government sitting there. Thus, "London-Washington relations" is widely understood to mean diplomatic relations between Great Britain and the United States. Terminology and etymology The word ''capital'' derives from the Latin word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galewela
Galewela is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located Ambepussa- Trincomalee A6 Road within Matale District, Central Province. Population In Galewela DS Division-2012. Total Population : 70,042 * Buddhist : 56,346-80.45% * Muslim : 9,325-13.31% * Roman Catholic: 3,287-4.69% * Hindus : 875-1.25% * Other Christian : 205-0.29% * Other : 4-0.01% Local Government Council Galewela is the administrative centre of Galewela Pradeshiya See also *List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province is a Provinces of Sri Lanka, province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, and Nuwara Eliya District. The following is a list of settlements in the province. __NOTOC__ A Ab ... External links * Populated places in Matale District {{MataleDistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
