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
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]
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Gampaha District Secretariat
March 14, 2023
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Gampaha District Sinhala ගම පහ ද ස ත ර ක කය gampaha distrikkaya Tamil கம பஹ ம வட டம Kampaha Mavaṭṭam 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 The district was carved out of the northern part of Colombo District in September 1978 4 Gampaha District ගම පහ ද ස ත ර ක කය கம பஹ ம வட டம Administrative DistrictLocation within Sri LankaCoordinates 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 000CountrySri LankaProvinceWesternCreatedSeptember 1978CapitalGampahaDS DivisionList AttanagallaBiyagamaDivulapitiyaDompeGampahaJa ElaKatanaKelaniyaMaharaMinuwangodaMirigamaNegomboWattalaGovernment District SecretarySunil JayalathArea 1 Total1 387 km2 536 sq mi Land1 341 km2 518 sq mi Water46 km2 18 sq mi 3 32 Rank21st 2 11 of total area Population 2021 census 2 Total2 443 000 Rank2nd 11 32 of total pop Density1 800 km2 4 600 sq mi Ethnicity 2012 census 2 Sinhalese2 079 115 90 61 Sri Lankan Moors95 501 4 16 Sri Lankan Tamil80 071 3 49 Malays11 658 0 51 Other28 296 1 23 Religion 2012 census 3 Buddhist1 640 166 71 48 Christian486 173 21 19 Muslim114 851 5 01 Hindu52 221 2 28 Other1 230 0 05 Time zoneUTC 05 30 Sri Lanka Post Codes11000 11999Telephone Codes011 031 033ISO 3166 codeLK 12Vehicle registrationWPOfficial LanguagesSinhala TamilWebsiteGampaha District Secretariat Contents 1 Geographical Nature 2 Administrative units 3 Demographics 3 1 Population 3 2 Ethnicity 3 3 Religion 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksGeographical Nature EditGampaha 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 EditGampaha 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 GNDivisions 5 Area km2 6 Population 2012 Census 7 PopulationDensity km2 Sinhalese Sri Lankan Moors Sri LankanTamil Malays Other TotalAttanagalla Nittambuwa D M Rathnayake 151 149 154 969 21 389 927 657 874 178 816 1 200Biyagama Biyagama T D S P Perera 49 59 171 454 12 133 1 622 677 976 186 862 3 167Divulapitiya Divulapitiya H M L S Herath 123 202 142 420 80 1 003 34 334 143 871 712Dompe Kiridiwela H G J P Wijesiriwardhna 133 176 150 016 2 282 443 52 344 153 137 870Gampaha Gampaha C P W Gunathilaka 101 96 194 292 359 942 119 733 196 445 2 046Ja Ela Ja Ela Nimali De Silva 57 60 186 201 962 7 778 1 232 4 981 201 154 3 353Katana Katana K G H H R Kiriella 79 116 214 207 3 361 9 878 1 020 5 388 233 854 2 016Kelaniya Kelaniya W H V Pushpamala 37 20 113 133 8 588 7 834 2 674 2 464 134 693 6 735Mahara Mahara Thamara D Perera 92 94 194 637 5 488 2 326 3 548 1 231 207 230 2 205Minuwangoda Minuwangoda C P W Gunathilake 121 128 171 254 5 633 827 243 444 178 401 1 394Mirigama Mirigama Y I M Silva 149 183 155 469 5 592 885 99 2 121 164 166 897Negombo Negombo A K R Alawaththa 39 50 107 155 19 364 12 590 278 2 289 141 676 2 834Wattala Wattala Chandima Dissanayake 46 54 123 908 10 270 33 016 1 025 6 117 174 336 3 228Total 1 177 1 387 2 079 115 95 501 80 071 11 658 28 296 2 294 641 1 654Demographics EditPopulation 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 TotalNo 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 8622001 Census 1 877 545 90 98 78 705 3 81 65 302 3 16 13 683 0 66 28 449 1 38 2 063 6842012 Census 2 079 115 90 61 95 501 4 16 80 071 3 49 11 658 0 51 28 296 1 23 2 294 641Religion Edit Population of Gampaha District by religion 1981 to 2012 3 9 Year Buddhist Christian a Muslim Hindu Other TotalNo 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 8622001 Census 1 479 955 71 71 446 647 21 64 93 496 4 53 42 356 2 05 1 230 0 06 2 063 6842012 Census 1 640 166 71 48 486 173 21 19 114 851 5 01 52 221 2 28 1 230 0 05 2 294 641Notes 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 amp 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 amp Housing 2011 Department of Census amp Statistics Sri Lanka a b A3 Population by religion according to districts 2012 Census of Population amp Housing 2011 Department of Census amp 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 amp 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 amp Housing 2011 Department of Census amp Statistics Sri Lanka Population by ethnic group and district Census 1981 2001 PDF Statistical Abstract 2011 Department of Census amp 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 amp Statistics Sri Lanka Archived from the original PDF on 2012 11 13 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gampaha District Gampaha District Secretariat Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gampaha District amp oldid 1142719744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
