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The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a
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This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see
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Following are some of the schools in the Polonnaruwa District.
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Administrative District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka
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According to the 2011 census 89.7% of the population were
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of the country. It is also one of the two districts of
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The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
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Map of Sri Lanka with Polonnaruwa District highlighted
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Polonnaruwa
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Polonnaruwa District highlighted
8°00′N 81°00′E / 8.000°N 81.000°E / 8.000; 81.000
Province
North Central Province
Polonnaruwa
DS Division
District Secretary
W. A. Dharmasiri
MPs
Maithripala Sirisena
Roshan Ranasinghe
Siripala Gamalath
Amarakeerthi Athukorala
Kins Nelson
Peshala Jayarathne
S.M. Ranjith
Ethnicity
Sinhalese
Moors
Sri Lankan Tamil
Indian Tamil
Religion
Buddhist
Muslim
Hindu
Christian
Time zone
UTC+05:30

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