Galle District

Galle (Sinhala: ගාල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය gālla distrikkaya; Tamil: காலி மாவட்டம் Kāli māvattam) is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka.

This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the city, see Galle.
Galle District
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Galle District highlighted
Coordinates: 6.25°N 80.25°E / 6.25; 80.25
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province
Largest CityGalle
Divisions
List
Government
 • District SecretarySomarathna Vidanapathirana
 • Local
List
  • Municipal Councils: 3
  • Urban Councils: 1
  • Pradeishiya Sabhas: 17
Area
 • Total1,652 km2 (638 sq mi)
 • Land1,617 km2 (624 sq mi)
 • Water35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total1,058,771
 • Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-31
Websiteeapps.galle.dist.gov.lk
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