Matale District

Matale District (Sinhala: මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 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 administrative capital and largest city of the district is Matale.

Matale District මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Flag
Map of Sri Lanka with Matale District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°40′N 80°45′E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
Capital	Matale
Largest City	Matale
Large Towns	List Dambulla Ukuwela Galewela
Divisions	List Divisional Secretariats: 11 Grama Niladhari: 545
Government
• District Secretary	S. M. G. K. Perera
• Matale Electoral MPs	List Rohana Dissanayake, SLPFA. Nalaka Kottegoda, SLFPA. Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon, SLFPA. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon, SLFPA. Rohini Kavirathna, SJB.
Area
• Administrative District	1,993 km2 (770 sq mi)
• Land	1,952 km2 (754 sq mi)
• Water	41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Administrative District	484,531
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	522,000
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
• Urban	60,276
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 code	LK-22
Official Languages	Sinhala / Tamil

The district is considered as the central region of the island and has a total area of 1,993 km² (770 sq mi). It is in the northern part of the Central Province. It is bounded to the north by Anuradapura, east by Polonnaruwa, Badulla and Ampara, west by Kurunagala and to the south by Kandy Districts.