Galle District

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Galle District
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Galle District highlighted
Coordinates: 6°15′N 80°15′E / 6.25°N 80.25°E / 6.25; 80.25
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Southern Province
Largest City	Galle
Divisions	List Divisional Secretariats: 19 Grama Niladhari: 896
Government
• District Secretary	Somarathna Vidanapathirana
• Local	List Municipal Councils: 3 Urban Councils: 1 Pradeishiya Sabhas: 17
Area
• Total	1,652 km2 (638 sq mi)
• Land	1,617 km2 (624 sq mi)
• Water	35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	1,058,771
• Density	640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 code	LK-31
Website	eapps.galle.dist.gov.lk

Galle (Sinhala: ගාල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය gālla distrikkaya; Tamil: காலி மாவட்டம் Kāli māvattam) 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 (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka.