Moneragala (District)

Coordinates: 6 ° 40 ′  N , 81 ° 20 ′  E

Moneragala District මොනරාගල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය மொணராகலை மாவட்டம்
Province :	Province of Uva
Administrative headquarters :	Moneragala
Area :	5,639 km²
of which land area:	5,508 km²
of which inland waters:	131 km²
Residents :	451058
Population density :	82 inhabitants / km²
Website :	District website

The Moneragala district ( Sinhala : මොනරාගල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ; Mŏṇarāgala distrikkaya , Tamil : மொணராகலை மாவட்டம் ; Mŏṉarākalai Māvaṭṭam ) is a district in the Uva Province in Sri Lanka . The main town is the eponymous city of Moneragala .

geography

The district of Moneragala is located in the southeastern interior of Sri Lanka and belongs to the province of Uva in Sri Lanka . Neighboring districts are Ampara in the north and east, Hambantota in the south, Ratnapura in the south-west and Badulla in the west and north-west.

The Moneragala District covers an area of ​​5,639 square kilometers (of which 5,508 square kilometers are land and 131 square kilometers are inland water). This makes it the second largest district in Sri Lanka in terms of area.

population

According to the 2012 census, the Moneragala district has 451,058 inhabitants. With only 82 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density is well below the Sri Lankan average (325 inhabitants per square kilometer). Of the residents, 224,168 (49.70%) were male and 226,890 (50.30%) were female. The population is very young. This is illustrated by a look at the age distribution.

Age	0–9 years	10–19 years	20-29 years	30–39 years	40-49 years	50–59 years	60–79 years	80 years and more
number	84,589	74.502	73.203	70.110	58,579	48,421	37,744	3,910
proportion of	18.75%	16.52%	16.23%	15.54%	12.99%	10.73%	8.37%	0.87%

District population by ethnic group

A large majority of almost 95% of the population are Sinhalese . There are minorities that are regionally important.

year	Sinhalese 1		Sri Lankan Tamils 2		Tamils 2		Moors 3		Burgher		Malays		Others 4		Total
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
1981	253,572	92.69%	5,346	1.95%	8,859	3.24%	5,312	1.94%	70	0.03%	193	0.07%	218	0.08%	273,570	100.00%
2001	375,691	94.54%	5,754	1.45%	7,493	1.89%	7,800	1.96%	124	0.03%	127	0.03%	386	0.10%	397.375	100.00%
2012	428.104	94.91%	8.206	1.82%	5,001	1.11%	9,508	2.11%	116	0.03%	63	0.01%	60	0.01%	451.058	100.00%
Source: Sri Lanka censuses in 1981, 2001 and 2012

¹ lowland and Kandy Sinhalese together ² Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils separately ³ only Sri Lankan moors ⁴ thereof 2001 73 Sri Lankan Chetties and 78 Bharathas; 2012 15 Sri Lankan Chetties and no Bharathas

Population of the district by confession

Almost all Sinhalese residents of Moneragala are Buddhist , while the Moors and Malays are all Islamic . The second strongest religion is Hinduism , to which the vast majority of Indian and Sri Lankan Tamils ​​belong. The Christianity , the one minority Tamil and Burgher belong is only a small minority religion.

year	Buddhists		Hindus		Muslims		Catholics		other Christs		Other		Total
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
1981	253.576	92.69%	12,778	4.67%	5,584	2.04%	1,224	0.45%	314	0.11%	94	0.03%	273,570	100.00%
2001	375.252	94.43%	11,623	2.92%	8,183	2.06%	1,583	0.40%	681	0.17%	53	0.01%	397.375	100.00%
2012	426,762	94.61%	11,997	2.66%	9,809	2.17%	1,601	0.35%	859	0.19%	30th	0.01%	451.058	100.00%
Source: Sri Lanka censuses in 1981, 2001 and 2012

Population development

The population of the Moneragala district has been growing faster than the country as a whole for decades. In the period from 2001 to 2012 (the last two census years) the increase was 53,683 people. This is a growth of 13.51%. Since 1963 the population has more than tripled (+ 241%).

The district was not a combat zone in the civil war. Therefore, only a small part of the migrants belong to the group affected by the civil war. In 2012, according to government statistics, there were only 2,290 refugees and returnees living in the Moneragale district. These included 1,584 refugees from other areas of Sri Lanka and 706 people were resettled after being displaced.

Significant places

The only large towns in the district are Moneragala and Wattegama (2012: 8,157 inhabitants).

history

In 1958 what is now the Moneragala district was separated from Badulla .

Local administration

The head of the district holds the title of District Secretary. The district is further divided into eleven divisions (under a Division Secretary). The cities and larger towns have their own administration (municipal parliament or council). There are 319 village administrations (Grama Niladharis) for the 1,324 villages in the entire district.

The DS Divisions in Moneragala District

Surname	main place	Residents 2012	Area in km²	density	GN	Villages
Badalkumbura	Badalkumbura	40.103	230	174	41	189
Bibile	Bibile	40,329	476	85	40	119
Buttala	Buttala	53,084	711	75	29	134
Katharagama	Katharagama	18,220	552	33	5	24
Madulla	Madulla	31,238	708	44	38	128
Medagama	Medagama	35,881	235	153	35	117
Moneragala	Moneragala	49,520	286	173	26th	131
Sevanagala	Sevanagala	41,900	176	238	14th	71
Siyambalanduwa	Siyambalanduwa	54.040	1,055	51	48	194
Thanamalvila	Thanamalvila	26,683	633	42	14th	70
Wellawaya	Wellawaya	60,060	577	104	29	147
Moneragala District	Moneragala	451.058	5,508	82	319	1,324

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Final result of the 2012 census
2. ↑ Sri Lanka - Population density (people per sq. Km of land area) . Index Mundi. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
3. ^ Map of the ethnic distribution after the 2012 census
4. ↑ Moneragala district data based on the 2012 census
5. ^ Map of religious distribution after the 2012 census
6. ↑ Moneragala district data based on the 2012 census
7. ↑ Migrants by reason of migration and district.
8. ↑ Moneragala District Handbook 2011, Table 1.1
9. ^ Map of the inhabitants by division
10. ↑ Statistical Yearbook of Sri Lanka 2013, Table 1.2, Page 6 ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

Commons : Moneragala District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the district (English)