Wijken van Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka zijn districten (Sinhala: දිස්ත්රික්ක, Tamil: மாவட்டம்) de administratieve afdelingen van het tweede niveau. Het eerste niveau zijn de provincies. Elke provincie bevat een aantal districten. Er zijn 25 districten in het land. Ze zijn georganiseerd in 9 provincies. Elk district wordt bestuurd door een districtssecretaris. De secretarissen worden benoemd door de centrale regering.

 

Wijken

Alle bevolkingsaantallen zijn afkomstig van de meest recente volkstelling van Sri Lanka, in 2012. De bevolkingsdichtheid is berekend aan de hand van de landoppervlakte in plaats van de totale oppervlakte (de totale oppervlakte zou de oppervlakte van rivieren en meren hebben omvat).

District

Gebiedskaart

Provincie

District
hoofdstad


Landoppervlak
in km2 (mi2 )


Binnenwateroppervlak
in km2 (mi2 )

Totale
oppervlakte
in km2 (mi2 )

Bevolking
(2012)


Bevolkingsdichtheid
per km2
 (per mi2 )

Ampara

Area map of Ampara District, located along the east by south and south east coast and projecting into the interior of the country at the northern border, in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka

Oostelijk

Ampara

4,222 (1,630)

193 (75)

4,415 (1,705)

648,057

153 (400)

Anuradhapura

Area map of Anuradhapura District, located somewhat to the north of the centre of the country, in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka

Noord Centraal

Anuradhapura

6,664 (2,573)

515 (199)

7,179 (2,772)

856,232

128 (330)

Badulla

Area map of Badulla District which has its northern border near the centre of the country and extends to the south, located in the Uva Province of Sri Lanka

Uva

Badulla

2,827 (1,092)

34 (13)

2,861 (1,105)

811,758

287 (740)

Batticaloa

Area map of Batticaloa District, located along the east by north coast, in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka

Oostelijk

Batticaloa

2,610 (1,010)

244 (94)

2,854 (1,102)

525,142

201 (520)

Colombo

Area map of Colombo District, roughly rectangular in shape and extending inwards from the west south west coast in the Western Province of Sri Lanka

Western

Colombo

676 (261)

23 (8.9)

699 (270)

2,309,809

3,417 (8,850)

Galle

Area map of Galle District, converging inwards from the south west coast, in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka

Zuidelijk

Galle

1,617 (624)

35 (14)

1,652 (638)

1,058,771

655 (1,700)

Gampaha

Area map of Gampaha District, extending inwards from the west by south west coast in a rough square shape, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka

Western

Gampaha

1,341 (518)

46 (18)

1,387 (536)

2,294,641

1,711 (4,430)

Hambantota

Area map of Hambantota District, lying along the coast from south to south east, in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka

Zuidelijk

Hambantota

2,496 (964)

113 (44)

2,609 (1,007)

596,617

239 (620)

Jaffna

Area map of Jaffna District, in the peninsula to the north, in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka

Noordelijk

Jaffna

929 (359)

96 (37)

1,025 (396)

583,378

628 (1,630)

Kalutara

Area map of Kalutara District, extending inwards from the south west by west coast, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka

Western

Kalutara

1,576 (608)

22 (8.5)

1,598 (617)

1,217,260

772 (2,000)

Kandy

Area map of Kandy District, at the centre of the country with its south western boundary extending to the south, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka

Centraal

Kandy

1,917 (740)

23 (8.9)

1,940 (750)

1,369,899

715 (1,850)

Kegalle

Area map of Kegalle District, roughly oval in shape is located to the south east of the centre of the country, in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka

Sabaragamuwa

Kegalle

1,685 (651)

8 (3.1)

1,693 (654)

836,603

497 (1,290)

Kilinochchi

Area map of Kilinochchi District, along the northern coast of the mainland and south of the Jaffna peninsula, in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka

Noordelijk

Kilinochchi

1,205 (465)

74 (29)

1,279 (494)

112,875

94 (240)

Kurunegala

Area map of Kurunegala District, to the west of the centre of the country with its northern border extending towards the north west, in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka

Noordwestelijk

Kurunegala

4,624 (1,785)

192 (74)

4,816 (1,859)

1,610,299

348 (900)

Mannar

Area map of Mannar District, along the north western coast with eastern border extending towards the interior, also including a large island roughly oval in shape, in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka

Noordelijk

Mannar

1,880 (730)

116 (45)

1,996 (771)

99,051

53 (140)

Matale

Area map of Matale District, located immediately north of the middle of the country, roughly the shape of a letter "C" and located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka

Centraal

Matale

1,952 (754)

41 (16)

1,993 (770)

482,229

247 (640)

Matara

Area map of Matara District, roughly rectangular in shape and extending inwards from the southern coast, in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka

Zuidelijk

Matara

1,270 (490)

13 (5.0)

1,283 (495)

809,344

637 (1,650)

Moneragala

Area map of Moneragala District, located east of the centre of the country, has its south eat border extending towards the west, in the Uva Province of Sri Lanka

Uva

Moneragala

5,508 (2,127)

131 (51)

5,639 (2,177)

448,142

81 (210)

Mullaitivu

Area map of Mullaitivu District, extending to the west from the north by east coast in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka

Noordelijk

Mullaitivu

2,415 (932)

202 (78)

2,617 (1,010)

91,947

38 (98)

Nuwara Eliya

Area map of Nuwara Eliya District, located immediately south of the middle of the country and running roughly south west to north east, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka

Centraal

Nuwara Eliya

1,706 (659)

35 (14)

1,741 (672)

706,588

414 (1,070)

Polonnaruwa

Area map of Polonnaruwa District, roughly square in shape, located at the middle from north east of the centre of the country and south west of the north eastern coast, in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka

Noord Centraal

Polonnaruwa

3,077 (1,188)

216 (83)

3,293 (1,271)

403,335

131 (340)

Puttalam

Area map of Puttalam District, lying along the western coast, in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka

Noordwestelijk

Puttalam

2,882 (1,113)

190 (73)

3,072 (1,186)

759,776

264 (680)

Ratnapura

Area map of Ratnapura District, some distance from the south western coast with its western and southern borders converging towards the north west, in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka

Sabaragamuwa

Ratnapura

3,236 (1,249)

39 (15)

3,275 (1,264)

1,082,277

334 (870)

Trincomalee

Area map of Trincomalee District, along the north eastern coast with its south western border extending inwards, in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka

Oostelijk

Trincomalee

2,529 (976)

198 (76)

2,727 (1,053)

378,182

150 (390)

Vavuniya

Area map of Vavuniya District, located in the middle of the northern half of the country, running roughly in a south west—north east direction, in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka

Noordelijk

Vavuniya

1,861 (719)

106 (41)

1,967 (759)

171,511

92 (240)

Totaal

62,705 (24,211)

2,905 (1,122)

65,610 (25,330)

20,263,723

323 (840)
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Vragen en antwoorden

V: Wat zijn districten in Sri Lanka?


A: In Sri Lanka zijn districten administratieve afdelingen van het tweede niveau.

V: Wat is het eerste niveau van bestuurlijke afdelingen in Sri Lanka?


A: De eerste bestuurslaag in Sri Lanka zijn de provincies.

V: Hoeveel districten zijn er in Sri Lanka?


A: Er zijn 25 districten in Sri Lanka.

V: Hoeveel provincies zijn er in Sri Lanka?


A: Er zijn 9 provincies in Sri Lanka.

V: Wie bestuurt elk district in Sri Lanka?


A: Elk district in Sri Lanka wordt bestuurd door een districtssecretaris.

V: Wie benoemt de districtsecretarissen in Sri Lanka?


A: De centrale overheid benoemt de districtssecretarissen in Sri Lanka.

V: Wat zijn de namen van de administratieve afdelingen in het Singalees en Tamil in Sri Lanka?


A: De administratieve afdelingen in Sri Lanka staan bekend als "දිස්ත්‍රික්ක" in het Singalees en "மாவட்டம்" in het Tamil.

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