Polonnaruwa District ( si, පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය; ta, பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம்) is one of the 25

districts 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 ...

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 ...

, the second level

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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

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of the district is the city of

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 ...

Administrative Units

Demographics

Ethnicity

The majority of the population are

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with a minority

Sri Lankan Moor 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 ...

and

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population.

Religion

According to the 2011 censusDepartment of Census and Statistic
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, 7.5%

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, 1.7%

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and 1%

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Politics and government

Local government

Education

Following are some of the schools in the Polonnaruwa District. *

Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa Royal Central College - Polonnaruwa ( si, රාජකීය මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලයය; also known as Royal College - Polonnaruwa or Polonnaruwa Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya) is a national school in Polonnaruwa, ...

* Thopawewa National School, Polonnaruwa * Polonnaruwa Muslim Central College,Kaduruwela * Ananda Balika National School, Hingurakgoda * Minneriya National School, Minneriya * Medirigiriya National School, Medirigiriya * Diulankadawala Central College, Diulankadawala * Mahasen National School, Bakamuna * Vilayaya Nationala School, Aralaganwila * Polonnaruwa Sungavil Muslim Maha Vidyalaya

Towns

* Kaduruwela * Hingurakgoda * Minneriya *

Bakamuna Bakamuna ( si, බකමුණ) is a village town in Sri Lanka. It is located within North Central Province. History It has many ancient ruins in Sri Lanka such as ''Buduruwayaya temple'', ''Oru bedi Siyambalawa'', and the city is located near ...

* Aralaganwila *

Medirigiriya Medirigiriya ( si, මැදිරිගිරිය) is a town located in Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. The elevation of the town is . The famous archaeological site of Medirigiriya Vatadage is located about from ...

Giritale Giritale is a small city in the Polonnaruwa District of Sri Lanka. The location has tourist attraction due its nature and close link with Polonnaruwa, an ancient capital of Sri Lanka. Giritale has some mid-range and up hotels. It is situated on t ...

* Elahera * Jayantipura * Galamuna * Lankapura * Sungavila * Manampitiya * Siripura *

Welikanda Welikanda is a town situated in Polonnaruwa District Polonnaruwa District ( si, පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය; ta, பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம்) is one of the 25 districts of S ...

* Dimbulagala * Thambala * Pulastigama

References

{{Authority control Districts of Sri Lanka