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.
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.