Matara District

Matara (Sinhala: මාතර දිස්ත්‍රික්කයMātara distrikkaya; Tamil: மாத்தறை மாவட்டம்Māttaṛai māvaṭṭam) is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division 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.