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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 Mannar , which is located on Mannar Island .
Mannar (Tamil: மன்னார், romanized: Maṉṉār, Sinhala: මන්නාරම, romanized: Mannārama, formerly spelled Manar) is the main town of Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an Urban Council.
Mannar Causeway. The main settlements on the island are Mannar and Erukkulampiddi on its eastern coast, and Pesalai on its northern coast, all connected by the A14 road which leads across the bridge to mainland Sri Lanka. [citation needed] Talaimannar, on the north-western coast of the island, is the terminus for the Mannar railway line. [6]
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]
The newest district to be created was the Kilinochchi district in February 1984, [22] and the current constitution states that the territory of Sri Lanka consists of 25 administrative districts. These districts may be subdivided or amalgamated by a resolution of the Parliament of Sri Lanka .
Divisional Secretariats of Mannar District (5 C, 5 P) L. Landforms of Mannar District (1 C, 2 P) P. Populated places in Mannar District (2 C)
The district covers the administrative districts of Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya in the Northern province. The district currently elects 6 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 253,058 registered electors in 2014. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 11. [3]
Buildings and structures in Mannar District (7 C, 3 P) E. Economy of Mannar District (2 C) Education in Mannar District (1 C) G. Geography of Mannar District (3 C, 1 P)