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Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The district is 4,812.7 km 2 (1,858.2 sq mi). It consists of thirty divisional secretariats, 1,610 grama niladari divisions and 4,476 villages.
Kurunegala (Sinhala: කුරුණෑගල, Tamil: குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, from the end of the 13th century to the start of the 14th century.
The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Kurunegala in the North Western province. The district currently elects 15 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 1,183,649 registered electors in 2010. [2] The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 15. [4]
The North Western Province, comprises the districts of Kurunegala and Puttalam, is a vital region for the country's economic landscape. This region's economy is multifaceted, driven by agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and service industries.
Kurunegala District: Population • Total. 80,755 [1] Time zone: UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) Kurunegala Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of ...
The districts are further divided into administrative sub-units known as divisional secretariats. They were originally based on the feudal counties , the korales and rata s. Divisional secretariats are the third-level administrative divisions of the country and there are currently [ as of? ] 331 divisional secretariats in Sri Lanka.
A map of all Sri Lankan Provinces, Districts, and Divisional Secretary's Division. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions. There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. [20] Each district is administered under a District Secretary, [21] who is appointed by the central government. [22]
Divisional Secretariats of Kurunegala District (1 C, 30 P) L. Landforms of Kurunegala District (1 C, 1 P) P. Populated places in Kurunegala District (2 C, 15 P)