Districts of Sri Lanka
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The provinces of Sri Lanka are divided into 25 districts (Sinhala: දිස්ත්රික්ක sing. දිස්ත්රික්කය). Each district is administered under a . The districts are listed below, by province:
The Districts are known in Sinhala as Disa. Originally a Disa (usually rendered into English as Dissavony) was a duchy, notably Matale and Uva. The Government Agent, who administers a district.
Each of the districts is divided into administrative sub-units known as 'Divisions. These were originally based on the feudal counties, the korales and ratas. They were formerly known as 'D.R.O. Divisions' after the 'Divisional Revenue Officer'. Later the D.R.O.s became 'Assistant Government Agents' and the Divisions were known as 'A.G.A. Divisions'. Currently, the Divisions are administered by a 'Divisional Secretary', and are known as a 'D.S. Divisions'. Rural D.S. Divisions are also administered by a '' (Sinhala for 'Regional Council'), which is elected.
Central Province
- Kandy District 2,365 km²
- Matale District 1,987 km²
- Nuwara Eliya District 1,228 km²
Eastern Province
- Ampara District 2,984 km²
- Batticaloa District 2,463 km²
- Trincomalee District 2,616 km²
North Central Province
- Anuradhapura District 7,128 km²
- Polonnaruwa District 3,403 km²
Northern Province
- Jaffna District 1,114 km²
- Kilinochchi District 1,171 km²
- Mannar District 1,963 km²
- Mullaitivu District 1,580 km²
- Vavuniya District 2,642 km²
North Western
- Kurunegala District 4,771 km²
- Puttalam District 2,976 km²
Sabaragamuwa
- Kegalle District 1,663 km²
- Ratnapura District 3,237 km²
Southern
- Galle District 1,673 km²
- Hambantota District 2,593 km²
- Matara District 1,246 km²
Uva
- Badulla District 2,818 km²
- Moneragala District 7,133 km²
Western
- Colombo District 642 km²
- Gampaha District 1,393 km²
- Kalutara District 1,606 km²
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