Galle District
Galle is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Galle District
- Type: district of Sri Lanka with 1,060,000 residents
- Description: Administrative District in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- Location: Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Galle District” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Galle Distrik”
- Arabic: “مديرية جالي”
- Bengali: “গালে জেলা”
- Bengali: “গাল্লে জেলা”
- Catalan: “Galle”
- Cebuano: “Galle District”
- Chinese: “加勒区”
- Chinese: “加勒區”
- Danish: “Galle District”
- Dutch: “Galle”
- Finnish: “Gallen piirikunta”
- French: “Galle”
- Georgian: “გალეს ოლქი”
- German: “Galle”
- Greek: “Γκάλε”
- Gujarati: “ગેલ જિલ્લો”
- Hindi: “गाले जिला”
- Hindi: “गाल्ल‘ जिला”
- Hindi: “गाल्ल’ जिला”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Galle”
- Italian: “Distretto di Galle”
- Japanese: “ゴール県”
- Kannada: “ಗಾಲ್ಲೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ”
- Korean: “갈구”
- Latvian: “Galles distrikts”
- Lithuanian: “Galės apskritis”
- Malay: “Galle District”
- Malayalam: “ഗാലി ജില്ല”
- Marathi: “गाल्ल जिल्हा”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Galle”
- Norwegian: “Galle”
- Persian: “ناحیه گاله”
- Polish: “Dystrykt Galle”
- Portuguese: “Galle”
- Russian: “Галле”
- Sinhala: “ගාල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කය”
- Sinhala: “ගාල්ල පරිපාලන දිස්ත්රික්කය”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Galle”
- Swedish: “Galle”
- Tamil: “கல்லே மாவட்டம்”
- Tamil: “காலி மாவட்டம்”
- Telugu: “గల్లె జిల్లా”
- Thai: “โมเย็น ชารี”
- Turkish: “Galle District”
- Ukrainian: “Галле”
- Ukrainian: “Ґалле”
- Urdu: “گال ضلع”
- Vietnamese: “Quận Galle”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع گالے”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wattehena and Polpelaketiya.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Devagiri Viharaya and Beraliya Proposed Forest Reserve.
Southern Province: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Galle, Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Hambantota, and Matara.
Curious Places to Discover
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