Mullaitivu District

Mullaitivu District
  • முல்லைத்தீவு மாவட்டம்
  • මුලතිවු දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Location within Sri Lanka
DS and GN Divisions of Mullaitivu District, 2006
Coordinates: 09°14′N 80°32′E / 9.233°N 80.533°E / 9.233; 80.533
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
CreatedSeptember 1978
CapitalMullaitivu
DS Division
Government
  District SecretaryN. Vethanayagam
  MPs
  MPCs
Area
  Total
2,617 km2 (1,010 sq mi)
  Land2,415 km2 (932 sq mi)
  Water202 km2 (78 sq mi)  7.72%
  Rank11th (3.99% of total area)
Population
 (2012 census)
  Total
91,947
  Rank25th (0.45% of total pop.)
  Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Ethnicity
(2012 census)
  Sri Lankan Tamil79,081 (86.01%)
  Sinhalese8,851 (9.63%)
  Indian Tamil2,182 (2.37%)
  Sri Lankan Moors1,760 (1.91%)
  Other73 (0.08%)
Religion
(2012 census)
  Hindu69,628 (75.73%)
  Christian11,989 (13.04%)
  Buddhist8,155 (8.87%)
  Muslim2,013 (2.19%)
  Other162 (0.18%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
42000-42999
ISO 3166 codeLK-45
Vehicle registrationNP
Official LanguagesTamil, Sinhala
WebsiteMullaitivu District Secretariat

Mullaitivu District (Tamil: முல்லைத்தீவு மாவட்டம், Mullaittīvu Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: මුලතිවු දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Mulativu distrikkaya) 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 Mullaitivu.