Districts of Sri Lanka are 25 districts that organized into 9 provinces. Each district is administered under a Government Agent (GA) / District Secretary, who is appointed by the Sri Lankan central government. These districts are the second-level administrative divisions after the provinces of Sri Lanka.
| District | Province | Land area in km2 (mi2) |
Total area in km2 (mi2) |
|
| 1 | Ampara | Eastern | 4,222 (1,630) | 4,415 (1,705) |
| 2 | Anuradhapura | North Central | 6,664 (2,573) | 7,179 (2,772) |
| 3 | Badulla | Uva | 2,827 (1,092) | 2,861 (1,105) |
| 4 | Batticaloa | Eastern | 2,610 (1,010) | 2,854 (1,102) |
| 5 | Colombo | Western | 676 (261) | 699 (270) |
| 6 | Galle | Southern | 1,617 (624) | 1,652 (638) |
| 7 | Gampaha | Western | 1,341 (518) | 1,387 (536) |
| 8 | Hambantota | Southern | 2,496 (964) | 2,609 (1,007) |
| 9 | Jaffna | Northern | 929 (359) | 1,025 (396) |
| 10 | Kalutara | Western | 1,576 (608) | 1,598 (617) |
| 11 | Kandy | Central | 1,917 (740) | 1,940 (750) |
| 12 | Kegalle | Sabaragamuwa | 1,685 (651) | 1,693 (654) |
| 13 | Kilinochchi | Northern | 1,205 (465) | 1,279 (494) |
| 14 | Kurunegala | North Western | 4,624 (1,785) | 4,816 (1,859) |
| 15 | Mannar | Northern | 1,880 (730) | 1,996 (771) |
| 16 | Matale | Central | 1,952 (754) | 1,993 (770) |
| 17 | Matara | Southern | 1,270 (490) | 1,283 (495) |
| 18 | Monaragala | Uva | 5,508 (2,127) | 5,639 (2,177) |
| 19 | Mullaitivu | Northern | 2,415 (932) | 2,617 (1,010) |
| 20 | Nuwara Eliya | Central | 1,706 (659) | 1,741 (672) |
| 21 | Polonnaruwa | North Central | 3,077 (1,188) | 3,293 (1,271) |
| 22 | Puttalam | North Western | 2,882 (1,113) | 3,072 (1,186) |
| 23 | Ratnapura | Sabaragamuwa | 3,236 (1,249) | 3,275 (1,264) |
| 24 | Trincomalee | Eastern | 2,529 (976) | 2,727 (1,053) |
| 25 | Vavuniya | Northern | 1,861 (719) | 1,967 (759) |
| Total | 62,705 (24,211) | 65,610 (25,330) |
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