Galle District

Summary

Galle District is a district of Sri Lanka^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of district_of_sri_lanka entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Galle District is located in Southern Province^[3].
• Galle District is in the country of Sri Lanka^[4].
• Galle District's instance of is recorded as district of Sri Lanka^[5].
• Galle District's capital is recorded as Galle^[6].
• Galle District's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 144312945^[7].
• Galle District's GND ID is recorded as 4405522-5^[8].
• Galle District's locator map image is recorded as Galle district.svg^[9].
• Galle District's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85156638^[10].
• Galle District's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as LK-31^[11].
• Galle District's Commons category is recorded as Galle District^[12].
• Galle District's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5337914^[13].
• Galle District's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[14].
• Galle District's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.25, 'lon': 80.25}^[15].
• Galle District's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b9gb0^[16].
• Galle District's official website is recorded as https://eapps.galle.dist.gov.lk/^[17].
• Galle District's FIPS 10-4 is recorded as CE06^[18].
• Galle District's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galle District^[19].
• Galle District's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 6ebbd188-c59f-4a1c-8a85-7366200132e3^[20].
• Galle District's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1058771'}^[21].
• Galle District's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0028802^[22].
• Galle District's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'ගාල්ල දිස්ත්\u200dරික්කය'}^[23].
• Galle District's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'காலி மாவட்டம'}^[24].
• Galle District's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1246292^[25].
• Galle District's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'ගාල්ල දිස්ත්\u200dරික්කය'}^[26].
• Galle District's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'காலி மாவட்டம'}^[27].

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Geography

Galle District is in the country of Sri Lanka^[4]. It is located in Southern Province^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Galle District's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1652'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+28'}^[29]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+1058771'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Galle District's instance of is recorded as district of Sri Lanka^[5].

Why It Matters

Galle District ranks in the top 8% of district_of_sri_lanka entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]