Matale District


Matale District is a district in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka. The administrative capital and largest city of the district is Matale.
The district is considered to be the centremost region of the island and has a total area of. It is in the northern part of the Central Province. Sharing borders with 6 other districts, the Matale district is bordered by Anuradhapura to the north, Polonnaruwa to the northeast, Badulla and Ampara to the east, Kurunegala to the west and Kandy to the south.

Ethnicity and religions

ReligionPopulation
Buddhism385,151
Islam45,682
Hinduism43,432
Christianity10,241
Other religions25

Cities