Matara District

Matara is a district in . It is one of 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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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamburupitiya and Akuressa.

Town
is a town in the Matara District, . It is located 19 km north of at the intersection of the B356 and the B415. is situated 7 km southeast of Matara District.

Town
is located in Matara District of the . It is located on the –Deniyaya road, approximately 23.6 km from Matara and 39.7 km from . is situated 7 km southwest of Matara District.

Village
is a small town in . It is located within . is situated 6 km southeast of Matara District.

Matara District

Latitude
6.1329° or 6° 7′ 58″ north
Longitude
80.528° or 80° 31′ 41″ east
Population
809,000
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
6MR24GMH+56
Geo­Names ID
1235845
Wiki­data ID
Q1281285
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Matara District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مديرية ماتارا
  • Bengali: মাতারা জেলা
  • Bulgarian: Матара
  • Cebuano: Matara District
  • Chinese: 馬特勒區
  • Chinese: 马特勒区
  • Chinese: 马特勒县
  • Danish: Matara District
  • Dutch: Matara (district)
  • Dutch: Matara
  • Finnish: Mataran piirikunta
  • French: Matara (district)
  • French: Matara
  • Georgian: მატარის ოლქი
  • German: Matara (Distrikt)
  • German: Matara
  • Greek: Μάταρα
  • Gujarati: માતારા જિલ્લો
  • Hindi: मटारा ज़िला
  • Hindi: मातर जिला
  • Hindi: मातर‘ जिला
  • Indonesian: Distrik Matara
  • Indonesian: Matara, Sri Lanka
  • Indonesian: Matara
  • Italian: Distretto di Matara
  • Japanese: マータラ県
  • Kannada: ಮಟರಾ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
  • Korean: 마타라구
  • Latvian: Mataras distrikts
  • Lithuanian: Mataros apskritis
  • Malay: Matara District
  • Malayalam: മാത്താര ജില്ല
  • Marathi: मातरा जिल्हा
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Matara
  • Norwegian: Matara
  • Persian: ناحیه ماتارا
  • Polish: Matara
  • Portuguese: Matara
  • Russian: Матара
  • Sinhala: මාතර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
  • Spanish: Distrito de Matara (Sri Lanka)
  • Spanish: Distrito de Matara
  • Swedish: Matara
  • Tamil: மாட்டாரா மாவட்டம்
  • Tamil: மாத்தறை மாவட்டம்
  • Tamil: மாத்துறை மாவட்டம்
  • Telugu: మటారా జిల్లా
  • Thai: มาทาร่า
  • Turkish: Matara District
  • Ukrainian: Матара
  • Urdu: ماتارا ضلع
  • Vietnamese: Quận Matara
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع مٹارا

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