Ampara District

Ampara District

அம்பாறை மாவட்டம்
අමිපාර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Ampara District அம்பாறை மாவட்டம்; අමිපාර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
	Administrative units of Ampara District in 2006
	Coordinates: 7°5′N 81°45′E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
Created	April 1961
Capital	Ampara
DS Division	List Addalaichchenai; Akkaraipattu; Alayadivembu; Ampara; Damana; Dehiattakandiya; Irakkamam; Kalmunai (Muslim); Kalmunai (Tamil); Karaitivu; Lahugala; Maha Oya; Navithanveli; Nintavur; Padiyathalawa; Pottuvil; Sainthamarathu; Samanthurai; Thirukkovil; Uhana;
Government
• District Secretary	Neel De Alwis
• MPs	List A. L. M. Athaullah ; P. Dayaratna ; Cassim Faizal ; H. M. M. Harees ; Podiappuhamy Piyasena ; Sarath Weerasekara ; Sriyani Wijewickrama ;
• MPCs	List A. P. G. Chandradasa ; A. W. B. N. M. Fernando ; D. D. K. Gamage ; A. A. M. Jameel ; T. Kaleiarasan ; A. A. M. Lebbe ; I. M. M. Mansoor ; A. L. M. Nazeer ; M. Rajeswaran ; Ariff Samsudeen ; A. L. Thavam ; M. S. Udumalebbe ; D. Weerasingha ; D. Wimalaweera ;
Area [1]
• Total	4,415 km2 (1,705 sq mi)
• Land	4,222 km2 (1,630 sq mi)
• Water	193 km2 (75 sq mi) 4.37%
Area rank	4th (6.73% of total area)
Population (2012 census)[2]
• Total	648,057
• Rank	14th (3.20% of total pop.)
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes	32000-32999
Telephone Codes	063, 067
ISO 3166 code	LK-52
Vehicle registration	EP
Official Languages	Tamil, Sinhala
Website	Ampara District Secretariat

Ampara District (Tamil: அம்பாறை மாவட்டம் Ampāṟai Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: අමිපාර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions of the country. Ampara District is part of the Eastern Province. The capital of the district is the town of Ampara.

The district was separated from the southern part of Batticaloa District in April 1961.[3][4]

Geography

The Ampara District is in the southeast part of Sri Lanka in the Eastern Province. It has an area of 4,415 square kilometres (1,705 sq mi).[1]

References

"Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
"A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
"Overview". Ampara District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
Mohideen, M. I. M. (27 December 2007). "Sinhalisation of East: A reply to Minister Champika Ranawaka". The Island (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2014.

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[area-1] "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.

[2012eth-2] "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

[3] "Overview". Ampara District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

[4] Mohideen, M. I. M. (27 December 2007). "Sinhalisation of East: A reply to Minister Champika Ranawaka". The Island (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2014.