A district is divided into a number of Divisional Secretary's Divisions (commonly known as DS divisions), which are in turn subdivided into 14,022 Grama Niladhari Divisions.
Distrik dibagi menjadi beberapa Sekretariat Divisi (umumnya dikenal sebagai divisi DS), yang selanjutnya dibagi lagi menjadi 14.022 Divisi Grama Niladhari.