Trincomalee District

Trincomalee District is one of the 25 districts of , the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka.
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  • Type: district of Sri Lanka with 366,000 residents
  • Description: district of Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “त्रिंकोमाली जिला”

Trincomalee District

Latitude
8.5833° or 8° 35′ north
Longitude
81.0833° or 81° 5′ east
Population
366,000
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
6MW3H3MM+88
Geo­Names ID
1226258
Wiki­data ID
Q1493318
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Trincomalee District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مديرية ترينكومالي”
  • Catalan: “Trincomalee”
  • Cebuano: “Trincomalee District”
  • Chinese: “亭可馬里區”
  • Dutch: “Trincomalee”
  • Finnish: “Trincomaleen piirikunta”
  • French: “Trinquemalay”
  • Georgian: “ტრინკომალეეს ოლქი”
  • Georgian: “ტრინკომალის ოლქი”
  • German: “Trincomalee”
  • Hindi: “त्रिंकोन्माली जिला”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Trincomalee”
  • Japanese: “トリンコマリー県”
  • Korean: “트링코말리구”
  • Malayalam: “ട്രിങ്കോമാലി ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “त्रिंकोमली जिल्हा”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Trincomalee”
  • Norwegian: “Trincomalee”
  • Persian: “ناحیه ترینکومالی”
  • Polish: “Trikunamalaja”
  • Russian: “Тринкомали округ”
  • Russian: “Тринкомали”
  • Sinhala: “ත්‍රිකුණාමල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය”
  • Sinhala: “ත්‍රිකුණාමල පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Trincomalee”
  • Swedish: “Trincomalee District”
  • Tamil: “திருகோணமலை மாவட்டம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Тринкомалі”
  • Ukrainian: “Трінкомалі”
  • Urdu: “ترینکومالی ضلع”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع ٹرنکومالی”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Palampoddaru and Pankulam.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kittiluttu Kulam and Bakmillpatahinna.

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