Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ''anūrādhapūra distrikkaya''; ta, அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம் ''Aṉurātapuram māvaṭṭam'') is a

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in North Central Province,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. Its area is 7,179 km².

Major cities

Anuradhapura Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුරය, translit=Anurādhapuraya; ta, அனுராதபுரம், translit=Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central ...

(Municipal Council)

Other towns

* Bulnewa * Eppawala * Galenbindunuwewa * Galnewa * Ganewalpola *

Habarana Habarana ( si, හබරණ, translit=Habaraṇa; ta, அபரணை, translit=Aparaṇai) is a small city in the Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka. The location has some mid-range and up hotels aimed at package tourists, and is a departure poi ...

* Horowupotana * Kahatagasdigiliya * Kebitigollawa *

Kekirawa Kekirawa Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Anuradhapura District, of North Central Province, Sri Lanka. History Prehisoric period Kekirawa has a long history which goes back to the pre-historical era. The ruins of th ...

* Konapathirawa * Konwewa * Madatugama * Mahailuppallama * Maradankadawala *

Medawachchiya Medawachchiya is a town in the Anuradhapura District, North Central Province of Sri Lanka. Situated 27 km from Anuradhapura, on the '' A9'' Jaffna - Kandy main road, it is 229 km from Colombo. Medawachchiya is also the point from which ...

Mihintale Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It is ...

* Nochchiyagama * 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 Kekirawa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kekirawa in Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka intr ...

Medawachchiya Electoral District Medawachchiya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Medawachchiya in Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sr ...

* Mihintale Electoral District

Demographics

The population according to the 2001

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is 745,693, of whom 90.7% were

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, 8.3%

Sri Lankan Moors Sri Lankan Moors ( ta, இலங்கைச் சோனகர், translit=Ilaṅkaic Cōṉakar; si, ලංකා යෝනක, translit=Lanka Yonaka; formerly Ceylon Moors; colloquially referred to as Sri Lankan Muslims) are an ethnic minorit ...

, 0.7% native Sri Lankan Tamils and 0.1% Tamils of Indian origin. 90.0% of the population are

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s, 8.4%

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

, 1.1%

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and 0.5%

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

.Department of Census and Statistics
- official government website

Divisional secretariats

Divisional secretariats constitute the next administrative division down from

. * Anuradapura Divisional Secretariat * Galenbindunuwewa Divisional Secretariat * Galnewa Divisional Secretariat * Horowpothana Divisional Secretariat * Ipalogama Divisional Secretariat *

Kahatagasdigiliya Divisional Secretariat Kahatagasdigiliya Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Anuradhapura District Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ''anūrādhapūra distrikkaya''; ta, அனுராதபு ...

Kebithigollewa Divisional Secretariat Kebithigollewa Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Anuradhapura District, of North Central Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்� ...

* Kekirawa Divisional Secretariat * Mahavilachchiya Divisional Secretariat * Medawachchiya Divisional Secretariat * Mihinthale Divisional Secretariat * Nachchadoowa Divisional Secretariat *

Nochchiyagama Divisional Secretariat Nochchiyagama Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Anuradhapura District Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ''anūrādhapūra distrikkaya''; ta, அனுராதபுர� ...

* Nuwaragam Palatha Central Divisional Secretariat * Nuwaragam Palatha East Divisional Secretariat * Padaviya Divisional Secretariat *

Palagala Divisional Secretariat Palagala Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Anuradhapura District Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ''anūrādhapūra distrikkaya''; ta, அனுராதபுரம் ...

* Palugaswewa Divisional Secretariat * Rajanganaya Divisional Secretariat * Rambewa Divisional Secretariat * Thalawa Divisional Secretariat *

Thambuttegama Divisional Secretariat Thambuttegama Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Anuradhapura District Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ''anūrādhapūra distrikkaya''; ta, அனுராதபுர� ...

* Thirappane Divisional Secretariat

Maps

Detailed map of Anuradhapura District and Sri Lanka

References

{{Authority control Districts of Sri Lanka