Mannar District

Mannar District மன்னார் மாவட்டம் මන්නාරම දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
Location within Sri Lanka
DS and GN Divisions of Mannar District, 2006
Coordinates: 08°52′N 80°04′E / 8.867°N 80.067°E / 8.867; 80.067
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
Capital	Mannar
DS Division	List Madhu Mannar Manthai West Musali Nanaddan
Government
• District Secretary	M. Y. S. Deshapriya
• MPs	List Selvam Adaikalanathan Sivasakthy Ananthan Risad Badhiutheen Hunais Farook Muthali Bawa Farook Vino Noharathalingam
• MPCs	List B. Deniswaran G. Gunaseelan S. M. Rasik A. A. Rizwhan S. R. P. Sraiva
Area
• Total	1,996 km2 (771 sq mi)
• Land	1,880 km2 (730 sq mi)
• Water	116 km2 (45 sq mi)  5.81%
• Rank	13th (3.04% of total area)
Population  (2012 census)
• Total	99,051
• Rank	24th (0.49% of total pop.)
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes	41000-41999
Telephone Codes	023
ISO 3166 code	LK-43
Vehicle registration	NP
Official Languages	Tamil, Sinhala
Website	Mannar District Secretariat

Mannar District (Tamil: மன்னார் மாவட்டம் Maṉṉār Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: මන්නාරම දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions of the country. The capital of the district is the town of Mannar.

Geography

Mannar District is in the north west of Sri Lanka. It is part of the Northern Province. It has an area of 1,996 square kilometres (771 sq mi).

References

Other websites

• Media related to Mannar District at Wikimedia Commons
• Mannar District Secretariat