Ampara District
அம்பாறை மாவட்டம் අමිපාර දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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Coordinates: 7°5′N 81°45′E / 7.083°N 81.750°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Eastern |
Created | April 1961 |
Capital | Ampara |
DS Division | List
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Government | |
• District Secretary | Neel De Alwis |
• MPs | List
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• MPCs | List
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Area | |
• Total | 4,415 km2 (1,705 sq mi) |
• Land | 4,222 km2 (1,630 sq mi) |
• Water | 193 km2 (75 sq mi) 4.37% |
• 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]
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]