Anuradhapura District
| Anuradhapura District | |
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| Administrative District | |
 Map of Sri Lanka with Anuradhapura District highlighted |
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| Coordinates: 8°20′N 80°30′E / 8.333°N 80.500°ECoordinates: 8°20′N 80°30′E / 8.333°N 80.500°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | North Central Province |
| Largest City | Anuradhapura |
| Divisions |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 7,179 km2 (2,772 sq mi) |
| • Land | 6,664 km2 (2,573 sq mi) |
| • Water | 515 km2 (199 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 745,693 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-71 |
| Website | ds.gov.lk/dist_anuradhapura |
| Ethnic groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese | 676,073 | (90.66%) | |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 5,073 | (0.68%) | |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 61,989 | (8.31%) | |
| Indian Tamil | 443 | (0.06%) | |
| Burgher | 179 | (0.02%) | |
| Sri Lankan Malay | 279 | (0.04%) | |
| Other | 1,657 | (0.22%) | |
| Religions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhism | 670,963 | (89.98%) | |
| Hinduism | 3,459 | (0.46%) | |
| Islam | 62,797 | (8.42%) | |
| Roman Catholic | 6,266 | (0.84%) | |
| Other Christian | 2,073 | (0.28%) | |
| Other | 135 | (0.02%) | |
Anuradhapura (Sinhalese: අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික්කය anūrādhapūra distrikkaya; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம் Aṉurātapuram māvaṭṭam) is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,179 km².
Religion in Anuradhapura District (2011)
The population according to the 2001 census is 745,693, of whom 90.7% were Sinhalese, 8.3% Sri Lankan Moors, 0.7% native Sri Lankan Tamils and 0.1% Tamils of Indian origin. 90.0% of the population are Buddhists, 8.4% Muslim, 1.1% Christian and 0.5% Hindu.
Divisional secretariats constitute the next administrative division down from district.
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