Anuradhapura District
Anuradhapura (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික්කය anūrādhapūra distrikkaya; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம் Aṉurātapuram māvaṭṭam) is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,179 km².
Anuradhapura District
අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික්කය அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம் | |
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Map of Sri Lanka with Anuradhapura District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 8°20′N 80°30′E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | North Central Province |
| Largest City | Anuradhapura |
| Divisions | List |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | R. M. Wanninayake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,179 km2 (2,772 sq mi) |
| • Land | 6,664 km2 (2,573 sq mi) |
| • Water | 515 km2 (199 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 856,232 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-71 |
| Website | ds.gov.lk/dist_anuradhapura |
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