Polonnaruwa District


Polonnaruwa District is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. It is also one of the two districts of North Central Province and has an area of 3,293 km².
The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Polonnaruwa.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The majority of the population are Sinhalese with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population.

Religion

According to the 2011 census 89.7% of the population were Buddhists, 7.5% Muslim, 1.7% Hindu and 1% Christian.

Education

Following are some of the schools in the Polonnaruwa District.