Administrative District in Western, Sri Lanka
Gampaha District
ගම්පහ දිස්ත්රික්කය கம்பஹா மாவட்டம்
Location within Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 07°08′N 80°00′E / 7.133°N 80.000°E / 7.133; 80.000 Coordinates : 07°08′N 80°00′E / 7.133°N 80.000°E / 7.133; 80.000 Country Sri Lanka Province Western Created September 1978 Capital Gampaha DS Division Government
• District Secretary Sunil Jayalath Area • Total 1,387 km2 (536 sq mi) • Land 1,341 km2 (518 sq mi) • Water 46 km2 (18 sq mi) 3.32% Area rank 21st (2.11% of total area) Population • Total 2,294,641 • Rank 2nd (11.32% of total pop.) • Density 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) Ethnicity • Sinhalese 2,079,115 (90.61%) • Sri Lankan Moors 95,501 (4.16%) • Sri Lankan Tamil 80,071 (3.49%) • Malays 11,658 (0.51%) • Other 28,296 (1.23%) Religion • Buddhist 1,640,166 (71.48%) • Christian 486,173 (21.19%) • Muslim 114,851 (5.01%) • Hindu 52,221 (2.28%) • Other 1,230 (0.05%) Time zone UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)Post Codes 11000-11999
Telephone Codes 011, 031, 033 ISO 3166 code LK-12 Vehicle registration WP Official Languages Sinhala , Tamil Website Gampaha District Secretariat
Gampaha District (Sinhala : ගම්පහ දිස්ත්රික්කය gampaha distrikkaya , Tamil : கம்பஹா மாவட்டம் Kampahā Māvaṭṭam ) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka , the second level administrative division of the country. It is the second most populous district of Sri Lanka after Colombo District . 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 town of Gampaha . Negombo however is the largest city and the commercial hub of Gampaha district. The district was carved out of the northern part of Colombo District in September 1978.[4]
Geography [ edit ]
Gampaha District is located in the west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 1,387 square kilometres (536 sq mi).[1] It is bounded by Kurunegala and Puttalam districts from north, Kegalle District from east, Colombo District from south and by the Indian Ocean from west.[4] The borders of the district are the Ma Oya on the north, Kelani River on the south and 1,000 ft contour line on the east.
Administrative units [ edit ]
Gampaha District is divided into 13 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 1,177 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
Malays
Other
Total
Attanagalla
Attanagalla
D. M. Rathnayake
151
149
154,969
21,389
927
657
874
178,816
1,200
Biyagama
Biyagama
T. D. S. P. Perera
49
59
171,454
12,133
1,622
677
976
186,862
3,167
Divulapitiya
Divulapitiya
H. M. L. S. Herath
123
202
142,420
80
1,003
34
334
143,871
712
Dompe
Dompe
H. G. J. P. Wijesiriwardhna
133
176
150,016
2,282
443
52
344
153,137
870
Gampaha
Gampaha
C. P. W. Gunathilaka
101
96
194,292
359
942
119
733
196,445
2,046
Ja-Ela
Ja-Ela
Nimali De Silva
57
60
186,201
962
7,778
1,232
4,981
201,154
3,353
Katana
Katana
K. G. H. H. R. Kiriella
79
116
214,207
3,361
9,878
1,020
5,388
233,854
2,016
Kelaniya
Kelaniya
W. H. V. Pushpamala
37
20
113,133
8,588
7,834
2,674
2,464
134,693
6,735
Mahara
Mahara
Thamara D. Perera
92
94
194,637
5,488
2,326
3,548
1,231
207,230
2,205
Minuwangoda
Minuwangoda
C. P. W. Gunathilake
121
128
171,254
5,633
827
243
444
178,401
1,394
Mirigama
Mirigama
Y. I. M. Silva
149
183
155,469
5,592
885
99
2,121
164,166
897
Negombo
Negombo
A. K. R. Alawaththa
39
50
107,155
19,364
12,590
278
2,289
141,676
2,834
Wattala
Wattala
Chandima Dissanayake
46
54
123,908
10,270
33,016
1,025
6,117
174,336
3,228
Total
1,177
1,387
2,079,115
95,501
80,071
11,658
28,296
2,294,641
1,654
Demographics [ edit ]
Population [ edit ]
Gampaha District's population was 2,294,641 in 2012.[2] The majority of the population are Sinhalese , with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population.
Ethnicity [ edit ]
Population of Gampaha District by ethnic group 1981 to 2012 [2] [8]
Year
Sinhalese
Sri Lankan Moors
Sri Lankan Tamil
Malays
Other
Total No.
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
1981 Census
1,279,512
91.99%
37,826
2.72%
48,182
3.46%
8,675
0.62%
16,667
1.20%
1,390,862
2001 Census
1,877,545
90.98%
78,705
3.81%
65,302
3.16%
13,683
0.66%
28,449
1.38%
2,063,684
2012 Census
2,079,115
90.61%
95,501
4.16%
80,071
3.49%
11,658
0.51%
28,296
1.23%
2,294,641
Religion [ edit ]
Population of Gampaha District by religion 1981 to 2012 [3] [9]
Year
Buddhist
Christian [a]
Muslim
Hindu
Other
Total No.
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
1981 Census
989,212
71.12%
325,915
23.43%
48,117
3.46%
26,750
1.92%
868
0.06%
1,390,862
2001 Census
1,479,955
71.71%
446,647
21.64%
93,496
4.53%
42,356
2.05%
1,230
0.06%
2,063,684
2012 Census
1,640,166
71.48%
486,173
21.19%
114,851
5.01%
52,221
2.28%
1,230
0.05%
2,294,641
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.
^ a b "Overview" . Gampaha District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2013-12-22 .
^ a b c "Grama Niladhari Divisions" . Gampaha District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-22 .
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
External links [ edit ]