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Mannar District
மன்னார் மாவட்டம்
මන්නාරම දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
Location within Sri Lanka
Location within Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 08°52′N 80°04′E / 8.867°N 80.067°E / 8.867; 80.067
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
CapitalMannar
DS Division
List
  • Madhu
  • Mannar
  • Manthai West
  • Musali
  • Nanaddan
Government
 • District SecretaryC. A. Mohan Ras
 • 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
[1]
 • Total1,996 km2 (771 sq mi)
 • Land1,880 km2 (730 sq mi)
 • Water116 km2 (45 sq mi)  5.81%
 • Rank13th (3.04% of total area)
Population
 (2012 census)[2]
 • Total99,051
 • Rank24th (0.49% of total pop.)
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Ethnicity
(2012 census)[2]
 • Sri Lankan Tamil80,568 (81.34%)
 • Sri Lankan Moors16,087 (16.24%)
 • Sinhalese1,961 (1.98%)
 • Indian Tamil394 (0.40%)
 • Other41 (0.04%)
Religion
(2012 census)[3]
 • Christian56,932 (57.48%)
 • Hindu23,464 (23.69%)
 • Muslim16,553 (16.71%)
 • Buddhist2,066 (2.09%)
 • Other36 (0.04%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
41000-41999
Telephone Codes023
ISO 3166 codeLK-43
Vehicle registrationNP
Official LanguagesTamil, Sinhala
WebsiteMannar District Secretariat

Mannar District (Tamil: மன்னார் மாவட்டம் Maṉṉār Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: මන්නාරම දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 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 capital of the district is Mannar, which is located on Mannar Island.

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