Trincomalee District

Trincomalee District திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம் ත්‍රිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
Trincomalee Bay
Location within Sri Lanka
Administrative units of Trincomalee District in 2006
Coordinates: 08°35′N 81°05′E / 8.583°N 81.083°E / 8.583; 81.083
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
Capital	Trincomalee
DS Division	List Gomarankadawala Kantalai Kinniya Kuchchaveli Morawewa Muttur Padavi Siripura Seruvila Thampalakamam Trincomalee Town & Gravets Verugal & Eachchalampattu
Government
• District Secretary	J. S. D. M. Asanka Abeywardena
• MPs	List Maharoof Susantha Punchinilame R. Sampanthan Imran maharoof
• MPCs	List A. W. G. M. Galappaththy J. Janarthanan K. P. P. P. Kumara M. N. Abdul Majeed A. R. Mohamed S. L. M. H. Moulavi K. Nageswaran S. Thandayuthapani N. G. W. M. J. Wijesekara
Area
• Total	2,727 km2 (1,053 sq mi)
• Land	2,529 km2 (976 sq mi)
• Water	198 km2 (76 sq mi)  7.26%
• Rank	11th (4.16% of total area)
Population  (2012 census)[1]
• Total	378,182
• Rank	21st (1.87% of total pop.)
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2012 census)[1]
• Moor	163,982 (40.43%)
• Sri Lankan Tamil	115,549 (30.55%)
• Sinhalese	101,991 (26.97%)
• Indian Tamil	6,531 (1.73%)
• Other	1,257 (0.33%)
Religion (2012 census)[2]
• Muslim	166,200 (42.12%)
• Buddhist	98,772 (26.12%)
• Hindu	98,133 (25.95%)
• Christian	21,892 (5.79%)
• Other	134 (0.04%)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes	31000-31999
Telephone Codes	026
ISO 3166 code	LK-53
Vehicle registration	EP
Official Languages	Tamil, Sinhala
Website	Trincomalee District Secretariat

Trincomalee District (Tamil: திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம் Tirukkōṇamalai Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: ත්‍රිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය Trikuṇāmalaya distrikkaya) is one of the 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. The capital of the district is the city of Trincomalee.