Trincomalee District

Trincomalee District

திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம்
ත්‍රිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Trincomalee District திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம்; ත්‍රිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
	Trincomalee Bay
	Location within Sri Lanka
	Administrative units of Trincomalee District in 2006
	Coordinates: 08°35′N 81°05′E / 8.583°N 81.083°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
Capital	Trincomalee
DS Division	List Gomarankadawala; Kantalai; Kinniya; Kuchchaveli; Morawewa; Muttur; Padavi Siripura; Seruvila; Thampalakamam; Trincomalee Town & Gravets; Verugal & Eachchalampattu;
Government
• District Secretary	J. S. D. M. Asanka Abeywardena
• MPs	List Maharoof ; Susantha Punchinilame ; R. Sampanthan ; Imran maharoof ;
• MPCs	List A. W. G. M. Galappaththy ; J. Janarthanan ; K. P. P. P. Kumara ; M. N. Abdul Majeed ; A. R. Mohamed ; S. L. M. H. Moulavi ; K. Nageswaran ; S. Thandayuthapani ; N. G. W. M. J. Wijesekara ;
Area
• Total	2,727 km2 (1,053 sq mi)
• Land	2,529 km2 (976 sq mi)
• Water	198 km2 (76 sq mi) 7.26%
• Rank	11th (4.16% of total area)
Population (2012 census)
• Total	378,182
• Rank	21st (1.87% of total pop.)
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2012 census)
• Moor	163,982 (40.43%)
• Sri Lankan Tamil	115,549 (30.55%)
• Sinhalese	101,991 (26.97%)
• Indian Tamil	6,531 (1.73%)
• Other	1,257 (0.33%)
Religion (2012 census)
• Muslim	166,200 (42.12%)
• Buddhist	98,772 (26.12%)
• Hindu	98,133 (25.95%)
• Christian	21,892 (5.79%)
• Other	134 (0.04%)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes	31000-31999
Telephone Codes	026
ISO 3166 code	LK-53
Vehicle registration	EP
Official Languages	Tamil, Sinhala
Website	Trincomalee District Secretariat

Trincomalee District (Tamil: திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம் Tirukkōṇamalai Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: ත්‍රිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය Trikuṇāmalaya 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 city of Trincomalee.

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