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Kandy District මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය கண்டி மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E / 7.250°N 80.750°E / 7.250; 80.750
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
Largest City	Kandy
Large Towns	List Gampola Akurana Nawalapitiya
Divisions	List Divisional Secretariats: 20 Grama Niladhari: 1,188
Government
• District Secretary	Mr. Indika Udawaththa
• Local	List Municipal Councils: 1 Urban Councils: 3 Pradeishiya Sabhas: 17
Area
• Administrative District	1,940 km (750 sq mi)
• Land	1,917 km (740 sq mi)
• Water	23 km (9 sq mi)
Population
• Administrative District	1,369,899
• Density	710/km (1,800/sq mi)
• Urban	170,544 (12.4%)
• Rural	1,119,221 (81.4%)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 code	LK-21
Website	District Secretariat - Kandy

Kandy District (Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,940  km (750 sq mi).

Administrative divisions

Ethnic groups and religion

Religion in Kandy District (2011)

Major cities

Suburbs of city of Kandy

• Peradeniya
• Katugastota
• Pallekele

Big towns

• Gampola urban council
• Nawalapitiya UC

Other towns

• Akurana
• Alawatugoda
• Ankubura
• Ambatenna
• Daskara
• Daulagala
• Galagedara
• Galhinna
• Gelioya
• Hanguranketa
• Hapugastalawa
• Kadugannawa UC
• Katugastota
• Kundasale
• Madawala
• Menikdiwela
• Pilimatalawa
• Pussellawa
• Talatuoya
• Teldeniya
• Ulapane
• Watadeniya
• Wattegama UC
• Welamboda
• Weligalla
• Udadumbara

References

1. ^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011 Archived 2018-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
2. "District Secretariat - Kandy". www.kandy.dist.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
3. "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2019. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-18.
4. "Population and Population Density by D.S. Division - 2019" (PDF). Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
5. "Administrative Structure by D.S. Division - 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
6. http://www.statistics.gov.lk/abstract2019/CHAP2/2.4

v t e Districts of Sri Lanka
Central Province	Kandy Matale Nuwara Eliya
Eastern Province	Ampara Batticaloa Trincomalee
North Central Province	Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa
Northern Province	Jaffna Kilinochchi Mannar Mullaitivu Vavuniya
North Western Province	Kurunegala Puttalam
Sabaragamuwa Province	Kegalle Ratnapura
Southern Province	Galle Hambantota Matara
Uva Province	Badulla Monaragala
Western Province	Colombo Gampaha Kalutara

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