Polonnaruwa District (; ) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. It is also one of the two districts of North Central Province and has an area of 3,293 km2.
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 Polonnaruwa.
Administrative Units DS DivisionMain TownDivisional SecretaryGNDivisionsArea(km2)Population Thamankaduwa Polannaruwa Mr.W.M.I Karunarathne 55 468.78 94254 Hingurakgoda Hingurakgoda Mr. 53 709.04 77202 Medirigiriya Medirigiriya Mr. 45 574.04 78654 Lankapura Thambala Miss.R.W.R.M.C Ranawarna 27 184 43365 Welikanda Welikanda Mr.P.T.M Irfan 29 548 42700 Dimbulagala Manampitiya Mrs.M.M Hairunnisha 56 581.83 95807 Elahera Bakamuna Mr.C.M Karunarathne 28 227.31 49924
Demographics
Ethnicity
The majority of the population are Sinhalese with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population.
Religion
According to the 2011 censusDepartment of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011 89.7% of the population were Buddhists, 7.5% Muslim, 1.7% Hindu and 1% Christian.
Politics and government
Local government
Local AuthorityRegisteredElectorsElected MembersSLPP SLFP UNP JVP Other Total Dimbulagala Divisional Council 64142 7 7 6 1 0 21 Elahera Divisional Council 36567 9 4 4 0 1 18 Hingurakgoda Divisional Council 50546 13 10 8 2 0 33 Lankapura Divisional Council 28369 6 8 7 1 2 24 Medirigiriya Divisional Council 52530 14 9 9 2 0 34 Polonnaruwa Divisional Council 38459 5 8 3 1 0 17 Polonnaruwa Municipal Council 24809 3 5 2 1 0 11 Welikanda Divisional Council 21182 5 6 5 0 0 16Total 316604 62 57 44 8 3 174
Education
Following are some of the schools in the Polonnaruwa District.
Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa Thopawewa National School, Polonnaruwa Polonnaruwa Muslim Central College, Kaduruwela Rajarata College, Hingurakgoda Ananda Balika National School, Hingurakgoda Minneriya National School, Minneriya Medirigiriya National School, Medirigiriya Diulankadawala Central College, Diulankadawala Mahasen National School, Bakamuna Vilayaya Nationala School, Aralaganwila Polonnaruwa Sungavil Muslim Maha Vidyalaya PL/Onegama Muslim Kanista Vidayala
Towns
Kaduruwela Hingurakgoda Minneriya Bakamuna Aralaganwila Medirigiriya Giritale Elahera Jayantipura Galamuna Lankapura Sungavila Manampitiya Siripura Welikanda Dimbulagala Thambala Pulastigama
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