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