Kandy District

Kandy District

මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
கண்டி மாவட்டம்
Kandy District මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය; கண்டி மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
	Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted
	Coordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E / 7.250°N 80.750°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
Largest City	Kandy
Large Towns	List Gampola ; Akurana ; Nawalapitiya;
Divisions	List Divisional Secretariats: 20; Grama Niladhari: 1,188;
Government
• District Secretary	Mr. Chandana Tennakoon
• Local	List Municipal Councils: 1 ; Urban Councils: 3 ; Pradeishiya Sabhas: 17 ;
Area
• Administrative District	1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
• Land	1,917 km2 (740 sq mi)
• Water	23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Administrative District	1,369,899
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Urban	170,544 (12.4%)
• Rural	1,119,221 (81.4%)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 code	LK-21
Website	District Secretariat - Kandy

Kandy District (Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka.^[2] Its area is 1,940 km² (750 sq mi).

^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
^ "District Secretariat - Kandy". www.kandy.dist.gov.lk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

[2011census-1] Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011

[2] "District Secretariat - Kandy". www.kandy.dist.gov.lk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

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