Matale District ( si, මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ta, மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

in 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 ...

. It is one of 25 districts of

, the second level

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of the country. 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

administrative capital A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the go ...

and largest

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of the district is

Matale Matale ( Sinhala: මාතලේ, ta, மாத்தளை, translit=Māttaḷai) is the administrative capital city of the Matale District. It is the most urbanised and populated centre in the district. Matale is also the second largest muni ...

. The district is considered as the central region of the island and has a total area of . It is in the northern part of the Central Province. It is bounded to the north by

Anuradapura 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 ...

, east by

Polonnaruwa Poḷonnaruwa, ( si, පොළොන්නරුව, translit=Poḷonnaruva; ta, பொலன்னறுவை, translit=Polaṉṉaṟuvai) also referred as Pulathisipura and Vijayarajapura in ancient times, is the main town of Polonnaruwa Dis ...

Badulla Badulla ( si, බදුල්ල, ta, பதுளை) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District. Geography Badulla is ...

and Ampara, west by

Kurunagala Kurunegala ( si, කුරුණෑගල, ta, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, f ...

and to the south by

Kandy Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...

Districts.

Ethnicity and religions

Cities

(Municipal Council)

Towns

Dambulla Dambulla ( si, දඹුල්ල ''Dam̆bulla'', ta, தம்புள்ளை ''Tampuḷḷai'') is a town situated in the north of Matale District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the second largest populated and urbanised centre aft ...

(Municipal Council) *

Galewela Galewela is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located Ambepussa- Trincomalee A6 Road within Matale District Matale District ( si, මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ta, மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a distri ...

Naula Naula is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Matale district, Central Province. It is located in A9 road (Kandy-Jaffna) about 53 kilometers from Kandy. It is situated in an intermediate climate zone. The roads in the vicinity of Naula ...

Pallepola Pallepola is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Matale district, Central Province. See also *List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, ...

* Rattota *

Ukuwela Ukuwela ( Sinhala:උකුවෙල, Tamil:உக்குவளை) is a suburb of Matale, Sri Lanka. It is located in Matale District, Central Province. It is located on the Wattegama-Matale Road (B462), about from the centre of the city ...

Yatawatta Yatawatta is a suburb of Matale, Sri Lanka. It is located in Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka The Central Province ( si, මධ්‍යම පළාත ''Madhyama Paḷāta'', ta, மத்திய மாகாணம் ''Madhd ...

Villages

Gammaduwa Gammaduwa is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Matale District, Central Province with a picturesque landscape and temperate climate. It is situated at an elevation of 931 m (3,054 ft) above sea level. The area is mildly den ...

Elkaduwa Elkaduwa ( sinhala:ඇල්කඩුව, Tamil:எல்கடுவ ) is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Matale District, Central Province.There are two roads to reach Elkaduwa. One is from Ukuwela (Matale), the other one is from ...

Kaikawala Kaikawala is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. It is the birthplace of national politicians: P. B. Kaviratne, and Sanjeeva Kaviratne. See also *List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka Central Province is a pr ...

Nalanda Nalanda (, ) was a renowned ''mahavihara'' (Buddhist monastic university) in ancient Magadha (modern-day Bihar), India.Palapathwela *

Sigiriya Sigiriya or Sinhagiri (''Lion Rock'' si, සීගිරිය, ta, சிகிரியா/சிங்ககிரி, pronounced see-gi-ri-yə) is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town of Dambulla ...

Wahacotte Wahacotte or Wahakotte is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Matale District, Central Province. St. Anthony's shrine at Wahakotte is one of the most sacred shrines for Catholics in Sri Lanka. See also *List of towns in Central Provi ...

* Wehera *

Maligatenna Maligatenna ( ta, மாளிகாதென்ன) is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Yatawatta Divisional Secretariat, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. See also *List of settlements in Central Province (Sri Lanka) ...

* Kawatayamuna

Heritage sites

Dambulla cave temple Dambulla cave temple ( si, දඹුල්ල රජ මහා විහාරය, Dam̆būlla Raja Maha Vihāraya; ta, தம்புள்ளை பொற்கோவில், Tampuḷḷai Poṟkōvil) also known as the Golden Temple of Dam ...

* Aluvihare Rock Temple

Tourist attractions

Pitawala Pathana Pitawala 'Pathana' is a unique grassland found in the Knuckles Conservation Forest, Sri Lanka. This pathana has a great ecological value. Location This grassland is situated by the side of the Rattota - Illukkumbura road in Matale district. Fe ...

* Hunnas Falls *

Sembuwatta Lake Sembuwatta Lake ( sinhala: සෙම්ඹුවත්ත ) is a tourist attraction situated at Elkaduwa in the Matale District of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இ ...

References

Districts of Sri Lanka Kingdom of Kandy Geography of Matale District {{MataleDistrict-geo-stub