Polonnaruwa District

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Polonnaruwa District is a region in Sri Lanka known for its ancient capital ruins and as part of the traditional homeland of the indigenous Vedda people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
second-level administrative division
administrativeCenter Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED
associatedWithEthnicGroup Sinhalese people
Sri Lankan Moors NERFINISHED
Sri Lankan Tamils NERFINISHED
associatedWithIndigenousPeople Vedda people NERFINISHED
capital Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED
contains Aralaganwila NERFINISHED
Dimbulagala NERFINISHED
Elahera Divisional Secretariat NERFINISHED
Giritale NERFINISHED
Hingurakgoda NERFINISHED
Kaudulla National Park NERFINISHED
Lankapura Divisional Secretariat NERFINISHED
Medirigiriya NERFINISHED
Minneriya National Park NERFINISHED
Parakrama Samudra NERFINISHED
Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED
Somawathiya National Park NERFINISHED
Thamankaduwa Divisional Secretariat NERFINISHED
Welikanda Divisional Secretariat NERFINISHED
ancient city of Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED
country Sri Lanka
governedBy District Secretariat of Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED
hasCommonLanguage English
Sinhala NERFINISHED
Tamil
hasHistoricalSite Polonnaruwa ancient capital ruins NERFINISHED
hasMajorEconomicActivity irrigated agriculture
paddy cultivation
tourism
hasOfficialLanguage Sinhala NERFINISHED
Tamil NERFINISHED
hasWorldHeritageSite Ancient City of Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED
headedBy District Secretary of Polonnaruwa
historicallyServedAs royal capital of Sri Lanka
knownFor ancient capital ruins
cultural heritage
large irrigation tanks
wildlife and national parks
locatedIn North Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED
locatedOn island of Sri Lanka
partOf North Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
partOfTraditionalHomelandOf Vedda people NERFINISHED
utcOffset +5:30
worldHeritageDesignationBy UNESCO NERFINISHED

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Vedda people ancestralTerritory Polonnaruwa District
Polonnaruwa Kingdom modernDistrict Polonnaruwa District
Polonnaruwa locatedIn Polonnaruwa District
Ampara District borderedBy Polonnaruwa District