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Ampara District is located in the south east of Sri Lanka in the Eastern Province.It has an area of 4,415 square kilometres (1,705 sq mi). [1] It is bounded by Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa districts from north, Indian Ocean from east, Hambantota District from south, Badulla and Matale districts from northwest and by the Monaragala District from west and southeast.
UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) Ampara (Sinhala: අම්පාර, Tamil: அம்பாறை) is the main town of Ampara District, governed by an Urban Council. It is located in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, about 360 km (224 mi) east of Colombo and approximately 60 km (37 mi) south of Batticaloa.
Sri Lanka has 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. [1] ... The Ampara District was created in April 1961, ... District Area map Province
Ampara (Digamadulla) Electoral District (Tamil: அம்பாறை தேர்தல் மாவட்டம், romanized: Ampāṟai Tērtal Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: අම්පාර මැතිවරණ දිස්ත්රික්කය, romanized: Ampāra Mætivaraṇa Distrikkaya) is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution ...
Deeghawapi. Deeghawapi (Pali, "long reservoir") is a Buddhist sacred shrine and an archaeological site in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, boasting of historical records dating back to the 3rd century BCE. Water reservoirs, called "tanks", were an important feature of the hydraulic civilization of ancient Sri Lanka, and temples and cities were ...
Politics of Sri Lanka. Provinces (black) are divided into districts (grey), which are further divided into divisional secretariats (white). These are then further divided into Grama Niladharis (not marked on the map). The districts are further divided into administrative sub-units known as divisional secretariats.
Akkaraipattu is located in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. The northeast monsoon period (October–February) has the highest monthly rainfall. Conversely, the dry season months of June, July, and August have the lowest rainfall. The seasonal rain provides for the cultivation of crops during the maha [6] season. The average annual rainfall is 119 mm ...
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 the city of Batticaloa. Ampara District was carved out of the southern part of Batticaloa District in April 1961. [4] [5]