Monaragala District

This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Monaragala.

Administrative District in Uva Province, Sri Lanka

Monaragala District

මොණරාගල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
மொணராகலை மாவட்டம்

Administrative District

Map of Sri Lanka with Monaragala District highlighted

Coordinates: 6°40′N 81°20′E﻿ / ﻿6.667°N 81.333°E﻿ / 6.667; 81.333
Country| Sri Lanka
Province| Uva Province
Largest Town| Monaragala
Area

• Total

| 5,636 km2 (2,176 sq mi)
• Land| 5,508 km2 (2,127 sq mi)
• Water| 131 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population

(2012)[1]

• Total

| 448,194
• Density| 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 code| LK-82
Website| www.monaragala.dist.gov.lk

Monaragala (Sinhala: මොණරාගල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மொணராகலை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is the second largest of the 25 districts in Sri Lanka, with an area of 5,636 km2 (2,176 sq mi).[2]

## Main Towns

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* Monaragala
* Bibile
* Buttala
* Wellawaya
* Kataragama
* Siyambalanduva
* medagama
* Thanamalvila
* Badalkubura
* Sevanagala
* madulla

## Other towns

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* Siyambalanduwa
* Ethimale
* Medagama
* Thanamalwila
* Badalkumbura
* Madulla
* Okkampitiya

## Statistics

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Population  | Land Area  | Schools  | Total Students

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|
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429,803  | 282,200 Hectare  | 262  | 97,721
Division  | Population

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Bibila | 38,386
Madulla  | 30,672
Medagama  | 35,116
Siyambalanduwa  | 51,309
Monaragala | 45,922
Badalkumbura  | 39,786
Wellawaya | 54,911
Buttala | 51,186
Kataragama | 17,627
Thanamalwila  | 25,063
Sevanagala | 39,825

### Religion

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Religions in Moneragala District (2011)[3]

Buddhism (94.5%)

Hinduism (2.8%)

Islam (2.2%)

Christianity (0.5%)

Buddhism is the predominant religion in Moneragala.

Religion | Population(2012)

|

Buddhism | 426,762
Hinduism | 11,997
Islam | 9,809
Christianity | 2,460
Other Religion | 30

### Ethnicity

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Sinhala  | Sri Lankan Tamil  | Indian Tamil  | Sri Lankan Moor

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|
|

94.5%  | 1.4%  | 1.9%  | 2.0%

In 2008 - Source[4]

## National parks

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* Gal Oya National Park
* Yala National Park
* Udawalawe National park

## Major reservoirs

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* Senanayake Reservoir
* Muthukandiya Reservoir
* Weheragala Reservoir
* Handapanagala Reservoir
* Udawalawa Reservoir
* Alikota ara Reservoir
* Mallipotha Lake

## Rivers

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* Menik Ganga
* Hulanda oya
* Gal oya
* Heda oya
* Wila oya
* Kumbukkan Oya
* Kirindi oya
* ranwanna oya

## Tourist attractions

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* Katharagama
* Maligawila
* Buduruwagala
* Goviduhela rock
* Yala National Park
* Galoya National Park
* Udawalawa National Park
* Ellewela Waterfall
* Maragala mountain range
* Kotasara Piyangala Raja Maha Viharaya
* Mallipotha Lake

## See also

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* History of Uva Province

## References

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1. ^ "POPULATION OF SRI LANKA BY DISTRICT" (PDF). Census of Population and Housing 2011. Department of Census and Statistics. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
2. ^ "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
3. ^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
4. ^ "Article from Lakbima Newspaper". Archived from the original on 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2020-04-07.

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