Anuradhapura ( anà «rÃÂdhapà «ra distrikkaya; Aá¹ÂurÃÂtapuram mÃÂvaá¹Âá¹Âam) is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,179 km<sup>2</sup>.
The population according to the 2001 census is 745,693, of whom 90.7% were Sinhalese, 8.3% Sri Lankan Moors, 0.7% native Sri Lankan Tamils and 0.1% Tamils of Indian origin. 90.0% of the population are Buddhists, 8.4% Muslim, 1.1% Christian and 0.5% Hindu.
Divisional secretariats constitute the next administrative division down from district.