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Population by
Ethnicity according to Urban Area (Provisional)
District and Urban Area |
Total no. of persons |
Ethnicity |
Sinhalese |
Sri Lanka Tamil |
Indian Tamil |
Sri Lanka Moor |
Burgher |
Malay |
Sri Lanka Chetty |
Bharatha |
Other |
Colombo Distrct Urban Population |
1,221,761 |
738,816 |
237,640 |
19,497 |
189,630 |
11,175 |
14,518 |
1,043 |
650 |
8,792 |
Colombo
Municipal Council |
642,020 |
261,925 |
190,723 |
14,047 |
151,779 |
5,280 |
11,142 |
741 |
469 |
5,914 |
Dehiwala-Mount
Lavinia Municipal Council |
209,787 |
158,070 |
22,737 |
2,060 |
20,357 |
3,373 |
1,269 |
203 |
108 |
1,610 |
Moratuwa
Municipal Council |
177,190 |
168,324 |
4,433 |
375 |
2,452 |
734 |
520 |
29 |
8 |
315 |
Sri
Jayawardanapura Kotte Municipal Council |
115,826 |
101,331 |
6,583 |
786 |
4,031 |
1,367 |
919 |
65 |
57 |
687 |
Kolonnawa
Urban Council |
55,341 |
31,498 |
11,206 |
820 |
10,517 |
391 |
663 |
4 |
6 |
236 |
Seethawakapura
Urban Council |
21,597 |
17,668 |
1,958 |
1,409 |
494 |
30 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
30 |
Gampaha District Urban Population |
301,689 |
242,215 |
27,218 |
2,662 |
25,314 |
1,674 |
1,006 |
424 |
422 |
754 |
Negombo
Municipal Council |
121,933 |
86,788 |
14,711 |
1,428 |
17,160 |
575 |
255 |
207 |
393 |
416 |
Gampaha
Urban Council |
9,438 |
9,050 |
290 |
26 |
41 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Ja-Ela
Urban Council |
30,910 |
28,601 |
1,429 |
236 |
210 |
295 |
67 |
32 |
3 |
37 |
Katunayaka-Seeduwa
Urban Council |
73,025 |
71,597 |
635 |
109 |
284 |
174 |
99 |
20 |
14 |
93 |
Minuwangoda
Urban Council |
7,651 |
6,927 |
160 |
64 |
478 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Peliyagoda
Urban Council |
29,880 |
23,948 |
3,412 |
200 |
1,669 |
300 |
195 |
96 |
5 |
55 |
Wattala-Mabola
Urban Council |
28,852 |
15,304 |
6,581 |
599 |
5,472 |
302 |
378 |
69 |
6 |
141 |
Kalutara District Urban Population |
112,715 |
75,343 |
1,494 |
635 |
34,960 |
124 |
85 |
20 |
8 |
46 |
Beruwala
Urban Council |
33,053 |
7,199 |
410 |
249 |
25,177 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
Horana
Urban Council |
9,149 |
8,815 |
258 |
59 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Kalutara
Urban Council |
37,081 |
26,552 |
582 |
252 |
9,583 |
66 |
15 |
9 |
2 |
20 |
Panadura
Urban Council |
33,432 |
32,777 |
244 |
75 |
191 |
53 |
65 |
11 |
6 |
10 |
Kandy District Urban Population |
156,923 |
99,806 |
14,118 |
9,050 |
30,876 |
988 |
1,250 |
21 |
12 |
802 |
Kandy
Municipal Council |
110,049 |
77,560 |
9,427 |
5,245 |
15,328 |
810 |
931 |
13 |
12 |
723 |
Gampola
Urban Council |
24,283 |
10,359 |
1,962 |
1,268 |
10,441 |
53 |
177 |
6 |
0 |
17 |
Kadugannawa
Urban Council |
1,215 |
916 |
40 |
2 |
251 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
kNawawalapitiya Urban Council |
13,533 |
4,627 |
1,889 |
2,198 |
4,512 |
111 |
137 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
Wattegama
Urban Council |
7,843 |
6,344 |
800 |
337 |
344 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Matale District Urban Population |
36,352 |
16,870 |
5,707 |
2,688 |
10,690 |
202 |
111 |
16 |
1 |
67 |
Matale
Municipal Council |
36,352 |
16,870 |
5,707 |
2,688 |
10,690 |
202 |
111 |
16 |
1 |
67 |
Nuwara Eliya District Urban Population |
43,050 |
19,157 |
9,557 |
9,101 |
4,629 |
188 |
298 |
3 |
8 |
109 |
Nuwara
Eliya Municipal Council |
25,049 |
13568 |
5242 |
3791 |
2075 |
137 |
145 |
3 |
2 |
86 |
Hatton-Dickoya
Urban Council |
14,255 |
3,752 |
3,278 |
4,713 |
2,309 |
33 |
141 |
0 |
6 |
23 |
Talawakelle-Lindula
Urban Council |
3,746 |
1,837 |
1,037 |
597 |
245 |
18 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Galle District Urban Population |
110,654 |
85,659 |
1,125 |
268 |
23,253 |
170 |
65 |
35 |
5 |
74 |
Galle
Municipal Council |
90,934 |
66,114 |
989 |
255 |
23,234 |
170 |
58 |
35 |
5 |
74 |
Ambalangoda
Urban Council |
19,720 |
19,545 |
136 |
13 |
19 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Matara District Urban Population |
64,539 |
53,600 |
387 |
56 |
10,410 |
29 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Matara
Urban Council |
42,756 |
38,106 |
238 |
49 |
4,285 |
24 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
Weligama
Urban Council |
21,783 |
15,494 |
149 |
7 |
6,125 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Hambantota District Urban Population |
21,671 |
15,185 |
590 |
41 |
2,414 |
54 |
3,320 |
0 |
0 |
67 |
Hambantota
Urban Council |
11,213 |
5,642 |
505 |
29 |
1,653 |
22 |
3,308 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
Tangalle
Urban Council |
10,458 |
9,543 |
85 |
12 |
761 |
32 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
Ampara District Urban Population |
112,422 |
17,617 |
26,744 |
74 |
67,230 |
598 |
144 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
Ampara
Urban Council |
17,965 |
17,273 |
145 |
2 |
324 |
85 |
136 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Kalmunai
Urban Council |
94,457 |
344 |
26,599 |
72 |
66,906 |
513 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
Kurunegala District Urban Population |
34,719 |
26,198 |
2,657 |
263 |
4,997 |
184 |
381 |
9 |
4 |
26 |
Kurunegala
Municipal Council |
28,337 |
20,874 |
2,221 |
249 |
4,452 |
165 |
349 |
5 |
1 |
21 |
Kuliyapitiya
Urban Council |
6,382 |
5,324 |
436 |
14 |
545 |
19 |
32 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
Puttalam District Urban Population |
65,072 |
27,331 |
7,567 |
458 |
29,060 |
183 |
362 |
16 |
3 |
92 |
Chilaw
Urban Council |
24,105 |
19,665 |
2,525 |
196 |
1,463 |
28 |
139 |
2 |
3 |
84 |
Puttalam
Urban Council |
40,967 |
7,666 |
5,042 |
262 |
27,597 |
155 |
223 |
14 |
0 |
8 |
Anuradhapura District Urban Population |
56,632 |
51,775 |
850 |
45 |
3,825 |
55 |
45 |
1 |
0 |
36 |
Anuradhapura
Urban Council |
56,632 |
51,775 |
850 |
45 |
3,825 |
55 |
45 |
1 |
0 |
36 |
Badulla District Urban Population |
52,474 |
34,535 |
4,960 |
4,223 |
7,844 |
122 |
578 |
3 |
3 |
206 |
Badulla
Municipal Council |
40,920 |
29,960 |
2,717 |
1,989 |
5,519 |
89 |
506 |
3 |
3 |
134 |
Bandarawela
Urban Council |
6,774 |
3,260 |
1,237 |
952 |
1,150 |
31 |
72 |
0 |
0 |
72 |
Haputale
Urban Council |
4,780 |
1,315 |
1,006 |
1,282 |
1,175 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ratnapura District Urban Population |
58,371 |
45,477 |
4,151 |
976 |
7,457 |
157 |
52 |
8 |
1 |
92 |
Ratnapura
Municipal Council |
46,309 |
37,189 |
2,893 |
599 |
5,414 |
129 |
47 |
8 |
1 |
29 |
Balangoda
Urban Council |
12,062 |
8,288 |
1,258 |
377 |
2,043 |
28 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
63 |
Kegalle District Urban Population |
17,430 |
15,882 |
629 |
153 |
528 |
58 |
58 |
20 |
1 |
101 |
Kegalle
Urban Council |
17,430 |
15,882 |
629 |
153 |
528 |
58 |
58 |
20 |
1 |
101 |
Total Urban Population |
2,466,474 |
1,565,466 |
345,394 |
50,190 |
453,117 |
15,961 |
22,316 |
1,620 |
1,119 |
11,291 |
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