Rattota Divisional Secretariat
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Rattota Divisional Secretariat
කයිකාවල, මාතලේ. රත්තොට ප්රාදේශීය ලේකම් කොට්ඨාශය | |
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Divisional Secretariat
Mission = Providing services according to the policies of the government and coordinating of resources, uplift the living standards of the people in the division through an efficiant and sustainable planned development process with the participation of the people. | |
| Nickname: ප්රාදේශීය පරිපාලනයේ රත්තොට කේන්ද්රස්ථානය | |
 Interactive map of Rattota Divisional Secretariat | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Matale District |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
| Website | Rattota Divisional Secretariat |
Rattota Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Matale District, of Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Demography-Religion
Rattota is situated between northern latitudes 7.25-7.33 and Eastern longitudes 80.36-80.45 and 300–1,520 m (1,000–5,000 ft) high from the sea level. The division has a total area of 104.88 km2 (40.49 sq mi). The division mostly consists of mountains, hills, and inaccessible places, and southern and eastern boundaries are covered by the range of Hunnasgiri mountain and Knuckles Mountain Range which has been introduced as world heritage. Rattota Division consists of three climatic zones. They are,
- Upcountry intercentral zone
- Mid country wet zone
- Mid country inter central zone
Annual rainfall is between 1000-2500ml. The maximum rainfall of 2500ml receives in December and January. The minimum rainfall receives in July and August. The hottest month is August. January has a very cool climate. Average temperature is 24-30○C.
- Buddhist (71.4%)
- Hindu (22.3%)
- Muslim (4.10%)
- Roman Catholic (1.20%)
- Other Christian (1.00%)
- Other (0.00%)
