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Matale District
මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Panorama of Matale
Panorama of Matale, the district capital
Flag of Matale District
Flag
Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted
Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°41′N 80°40′E / 7.683°N 80.667°E / 7.683; 80.667
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
CapitalMatale
Largest CityMatale
Large Towns
List
Divisions
List
Government
 • District SecretaryS. M. G. K. Perera
 • Matale District MPs
List
Area
1,993 km2 (770 sq mi)
 • Land1,952 km2 (754 sq mi)
 • Water41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
484,531
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
522,000
 • Density248.2/km2 (642.9/sq mi)
 • Urban
60,276
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-22
Official LanguagesSinhala
Tamil

Matale District (Sinhala: මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka. The administrative capital and largest city of the district is Matale.

The district is considered to be the centremost region of the island and has a total area of 1,993 km2 (770 sq mi). It is in the northern part of the Central Province. Sharing borders with 6 other districts, the Matale district is bordered by Anuradhapura to the north, Polonnaruwa to the northeast, Badulla and Ampara to the east, Kurunegala to the west and Kandy to the south.[3]

Ethnicity and religions

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Ethnicity in Matale District (2024)[4]
  1. Sinhala (80.6%)
  2. Sri Lankan Moors (9.77%)
  3. Sri Lankan Tamils (8.00%)
  4. Hill Tamils (1.46%)
  5. Others (0.15%)
Religion in Matale district (2024)[5]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
 
 79.45%
Islam
 
 9.91%
Hinduism
 
 8.77%
Catholicism
 
 1.48%
Other or not stated
 
 0.39%
ReligionPopulation(2012)
Buddhism385,151
Islam45,682
Hinduism43,432
Christianity10,241
Other religions25

Cities

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Towns

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Villages

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Heritage sites

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Tourist attractions

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References

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  1. ↑ Department of Census and Statistics
  2. ↑ Citypopulation
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing 2012: Matale District" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Population by ethnicity according to Divisional Secretariat Divisions, 2024". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2024.
  5. ↑ "Population by religion according to Divisional Secretariat Divisions, 2024". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ancient City of Sigiriya". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Golden Temple of Dambulla". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
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