Anuradhapura (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය anūrādhapūra distrikkaya; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம் Aṉurātapuram māvaṭṭam) is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Its area is 7,179 km².

Religion in Anuradhapura District (2011)[1] 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.

[2] Divisional secretariats constitute the next administrative division down from district.