Back Kilinochchi District CEB Kilinochchi (Distrikt) German Distrito de Kilinochchi Spanish ناحیه کیلینوچی FA Kilinochchin piirikunta Finnish Kilinochchi (district) French किलिनोच्चि जिला HI Distrik Kilinochchi ID Distretto di Kilinochchi Italian キリノッチ県 Japanese
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)[2] | |
• Total | 112,875 |
| • Rank | 23rd (0.56% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census)[2] | |
| • 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)[3] | |
| • 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.
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