Trincomalee District (Tamil: திருகோணமலை மாவட்டம் Tirukŏṇamalai Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: තිරිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions of the country. The capital of the district is the city of Trincomalee.
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Trincomalee District
திருகோணமலை மாவட்டம்
තිරිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්රික්කය |
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 Trincomalee Bay |
 Location within Sri Lanka |
 Administrative units of Trincomalee District in 2006 |
| Coordinates: 08°35′N 81°05′E |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
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| Province | Eastern |
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| Capital | Trincomalee |
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| DS Division |
- Gomarankadawala
- Kantalai
- Kinniya
- Kuchchaveli
- Morawewa
- Muttur
- Padavi Siripura
- Seruvila
- Thampalakamam
- Trincomalee Town & Gravets
- Verugal & Eachchalampattu
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| • District Secretary | Maj Gen T. Thissa Ranjith de Silva |
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| • MPs |
- M. K. A. S. Gunawardena
- Susantha Punchinilame
- R. Sampanthan
- M. S. Thowfeek
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| • MPCs |
- A. W. G. M. Galappaththy
- J. Janarthanan
- K. P. P. P. Kumara
- Imran Maharoof
- M. N. Abdul Majeed
- A. R. Mohamed
- S. L. M. H. Moulavi
- K. Nageswaran
- S. Thandayuthapani
- N. G. W. M. J. Wijesekara
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| • Total | 2,727 km2 (1,053 sq mi) |
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| • Land | 2,529 km2 (976 sq mi) |
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| • Water | 198 km2 (76 sq mi) 7.26% |
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| • Rank | 11th (4.16% of total area) |
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| • Total | 378,182 |
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| • Rank | 21st (1.87% of total pop.) |
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| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
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| Post Codes | 31000-31999 |
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| Telephone Codes | 026 |
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| ISO 3166 code | LK-53 |
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| Vehicle registration | EP |
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| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
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| Website | Trincomalee District Secretariat |
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Trincomalee District is in the east of Sri Lanka. It is part of the Eastern Province. It has an area of 2,727 square kilometres (1,053 sq mi).[2]
