Ampara District
Ampara District
அம்பாறை மாவட்டம் අම්පාර දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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Paddy field in Oluvil | |
Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 07°05′N 81°45′E / 7.083°N 81.750°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| Created | April 1961 |
| Capital | Ampara |
| Largest City | Kalmunai |
| DS Division | |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | D. M. L. Bandaranayake |
| • MPs | |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,415 km2 (1,705 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4,222 km2 (1,630 sq mi) |
| • Water | 193 km2 (75 sq mi) 4.37% |
| • Rank | 4th (6.73% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 648,057 |
| • Rank | 14th (3.20% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census) | |
| • Moor | 282,484 (43.59%) |
| • Sinhalese | 251,018 (38.73%) |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 112,750 (17.40%) |
| • Burgher | 849 (0.13%) |
| • Other | 956 (0.15%) |
| Religion (2012 census) | |
| • Muslim | 282,746 (43.63%) |
| • Buddhist | 250,213 (38.61%) |
| • Hindu | 102,454 (15.81%) |
| • Christian | 12,609 (1.95%) |
| • Other | 35 (0.01%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 32000-32999 |
| Telephone Codes | 063, 067 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-52 |
| Vehicle registration | EP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
| Website | Ampara District Secretariat |
Ampara District (Tamil: அம்பாறை மாவட்டம், romanized: Ampāṟai Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: අම්පාර දිස්ත්රික්කය, romanized: Ampāra Distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second-level administrative divisions 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 capital of the district is the town of Ampara. The district was carved out of the southern part of Batticaloa District in April 1961.