Kalutara District (Sinhala: කළුතර දිස්ත්රික්කය; Tamil: களுத்துறை மாவட்டம் Kaḷuttuṟai Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Kalutara .
Kalutara District
කළුතර දිස්ත්රික්කය களுத்துறை மாவட்டம் | |
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 Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 06°35′N 80°10′E / 6.583°N 80.167°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western |
| Capital | Kalutara |
| Largest City | Kalutara |
| Major Cities | |
| DS Division | |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | S. K. Henadeera |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,598 km2 (617 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,576 km2 (608 sq mi) |
| • Water | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) 1.38% |
| • Rank | 20th (2.44% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census)[2] | |
• Total | 1,217,260 |
| • Rank | 5th (6.01% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census)[2] | |
| • Sinhalese | 1,054,991 (86.67%) |
| • Sri Lankan Moors | 112,276 (9.22%) |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 24,362 (2.00%) |
| • Indian Tamil | 23,611 (1.94%) |
| • Other | 2,020 (0.17%) |
| Religion (2012 census)[3] | |
| • Buddhist | 1,016,632 (83.52%) |
| • Muslim | 114,422 (9.40%) |
| • Christian | 46,109 (3.79%) |
| • Hindu | 39,773 (3.27%) |
| • Other | 324 (0.03%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 12000-12999 |
| Telephone Codes | 034, 038 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-13 |
| Vehicle registration | WP |
| Official Languages | Sinhala, Tamil |
| Website | Kalutara District Secretariat |
Geography
editKalutara District is located in the south-west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 1,598 square kilometres (617 sq mi).[1] It is bounded by Colombo District in the north, Ratnapura District in the east, Galle District in the south, and the Indian Ocean in the west.[4]
Administrative units
editKalutara District is divided into 14 Divisional Secretary's Division (DS Divisions), each headed by a Divisional Secretary (previously known as an Assistant Government Agent).[5] The DS Divisions are further sub-divided into 762 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).[5]
| DS Division | Main Town | Divisional Secretary | GN Divisions [5] |
Area (km2) [6] |
Population (2012 Census)[7] | Population Density (/km2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese | Sri Lankan Moors | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Indian Tamil |
Other | Total | ||||||
| Agalawatta | Agalawatta | H. A. K. Pushpakumara | 34 | 88 | 35,456 | 71 | 102 | 810 | 17 | 36,456 | 414 |
| Bandaragama | Bandaragama | M. A. T. Senarath | 59 | 56 | 96,032 | 11,887 | 364 | 378 | 228 | 108,889 | 1,944 |
| Beruwala | Beruwala | Janaka Sri Chandaguptha | 82 | 69 | 105,351 | 56,741 | 1,543 | 666 | 206 | 164,507 | 2,384 |
| Bulathsinhala | Bulathsinhala | Irangani Weerasinghe | 54 | 206 | 54,635 | 2,223 | 4,236 | 3,513 | 28 | 64,635 | 314 |
| Dodangoda | Dodangoda | Thilanka Wettasinha | 45 | 114 | 56,405 | 35 | 3,636 | 3,583 | 46 | 63,705 | 559 |
| Horana | Horana | K. A. D. R. N. Jayasinghe | 61 | 109 | 110,122 | 94 | 698 | 1,329 | 198 | 112,441 | 1,032 |
| Ingiriya | Ingiriya | Champa Upasena | 31 | 90 | 48,155 | 13 | 1,978 | 3,452 | 47 | 53,645 | 596 |
| Kalutara | Kalutara | Wimal Gunathunga | 87 | 69 | 144,457 | 12,428 | 1,844 | 159 | 337 | 159,225 | 2,308 |
| Madurawela | Madurawela | Menaka Priyantha Abeyrathna | 33 | 59 | 31,345 | 9 | 506 | 2,363 | 22 | 34,245 | 580 |
| Matugama | Matugama | W. S. M. K. Silva | 57 | 128 | 70,612 | 2,819 | 5,325 | 2,209 | 99 | 81,064 | 633 |
| Millaniya | Millaniya | Wimal Gunathunga | 44 | 81 | 50,465 | 41 | 80 | 1,461 | 31 | 52,078 | 643 |
| Palindanuwara | Baduraliya | Tharani Anoja Gamage | 43 | 276 | 45,492 | 577 | 1,755 | 2,548 | 10 | 50,382 | 183 |
| Panadura | Panadura | K. G. Wijayasiri | 72 | 44 | 153,840 | 25,328 | 1,556 | 263 | 737 | 181,724 | 4,130 |
| Walallavita | Walallavita | Dashitha Niroshana | 60 | 209 | 52,624 | 10 | 739 | 877 | 14 | 54,264 | 260 |
| Total | 762 | 1,598 | 1,054,991 | 112,276 | 24,362 | 23,611 | 2,020 | 1,217,260 | 762 | ||
Demographics
editPopulation
editKalutara District's population was 1,217,260 in 2012.[2] The majority of the population are Sinhalese, with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population.
Ethnicity
edit| Year | Sinhalese | Sri Lankan Moors | Sri Lankan Tamil | Indian Tamil | Other | Total No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| 1946 Census | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 456,572 |
| 1953 Census | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 523,550 |
| 1963 Census | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 631,457 |
| 1971 Census | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 729,514 |
| 1981 Census | 723,483 | 87.20% | 61,159 | 7.37% | 9,744 | 1.17% | 33,659 | 4.06% | 1,659 | 0.20% | 829,704 |
| 2001 Census | 928,914 | 87.12% | 93,293 | 8.75% | 12,665 | 1.19% | 28,895 | 2.71% | 2,472 | 0.23% | 1,066,239 |
| 2012 Census | 1,054,991 | 86.67% | 112,276 | 9.22% | 24,362 | 2.00% | 23,611 | 1.94% | 2,020 | 0.17% | 1,217,260 |
Religion
editReligion in Kalutara District (2011)[10]
Buddhism (83.5%)
Islam (9.4%)
Christianity (3.8%)
Hinduism (3.3%)
| Year | Buddhist | Muslim | Christian[a] | Hindu | Other | Total No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| 1981 Census | 699,613 | 84.32% | 62,659 | 7.55% | 30,121 | 3.63% | 37,035 | 4.46% | 276 | 0.03% | 829,704 |
| 2001 Census | 883,968 | 82.91% | 105,957 | 9.94% | 41,214 | 3.87% | 34,678 | 3.25% | 422 | 0.04% | 1,066,239 |
| 2012 Census | 1,016,632 | 83.52% | 114,422 | 9.40% | 46,109 | 3.79% | 39,773 | 3.27% | 324 | 0.03% | 1,217,260 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Roman Catholic and Other Christian.
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
- ^ a b c d "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b "A3 : Population by religion according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Overview". Kalutara District Secretariat.
- ^ a b c "Grama Niladhari Divisions". Kalutara District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ^ "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
- ^ "A6 : Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Census of Population Sri Lanka 1971 - General Report". Census of Population & Housing, 1971. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. p. 29.
- ^ "Population by ethnic group and district, Census 1981, 2001" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-15.
- ^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
- ^ "Population by religion and district, Census 1981, 2001" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
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