Kilinochchi District
Kilinochchi District
கிளிநொச்சி மாவட்டம் කිලිනොච්චි දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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Kilinochchi District & Magistrate’s Court | |
Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 09°25′N 80°25′E / 9.417°N 80.417°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| Created | February 1984 |
| Capital | Kilinochchi |
| DS Division | |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | R. Ketheeswaran |
| • MPs | |
| • MPCs | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,279 km2 (494 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,205 km2 (465 sq mi) |
| • Water | 74 km2 (29 sq mi) 5.79% |
| • Rank | 23rd (1.95% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 112,875 |
| • Rank | 23rd (0.56% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census) | |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 109,528 (97.03%) |
| • Indian Tamil | 1,682 (1.49%) |
| • Sinhalese | 962 (0.85%) |
| • Sri Lankan Moors | 678 (0.60%) |
| • Other | 25 (0.02%) |
| Religion (2012 census) | |
| • Hindu | 93,084 (82.47%) |
| • Christian | 18,118 (16.05%) |
| • Buddhist | 945 (0.84%) |
| • Muslim | 678 (0.60%) |
| • Other | 50 (0.04%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-42 |
| Vehicle registration | NP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
| Website | Kilinochchi District Secretariat |
Kilinochchi District (Tamil: கிளிநொச்சி மாவட்டம் Kiḷinocci Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: කිලිනොච්චි දිස්ත්රික්කය) is one of the 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. The capital of the district is the town of Kilinochchi.