Gampaha District ගම්පහ දිස්ත්රික්කය கம்பஹா மாவட்டம் | |
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 Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates:07°08′N80°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 | Lalinda Gamage |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,387 km2 (536 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,341 km2 (518 sq mi) |
| • Water | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) 3.32% |
| • Rank | 21st (2.11% of total area) |
| Population (2021 census)[2] | |
• Total | 2,443,000 |
| • Rank | 2nd (11.32% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 1,822/km2 (4,718/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census)[2] | |
| • 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 (2012 census)[3] | |
| • 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 දිස්ත්රික්කයgampaha distrikkaya,Tamil:கம்பஹா மாவட்டம்Kampakai Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25districts ofSri Lanka, the second leveladministrative division of the country. It is the most populous district of Sri Lanka. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by aDistrict Secretary (previously known as aGovernment Agent) appointed by thecentral government of Sri Lanka. Thecapital of the district is the town ofGampaha. The district was carved out of the northern part ofColombo District in September 1978.[4]
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 byKurunegala andPuttalam districts from north,Kegalle District from east,Colombo District from south and by theIndian 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.
Gampaha District is divided into 13Divisional 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 1,177Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).[5]
| DS Division | Main Town | Divisional Secretary | GN Divisions [5] | Area (km2) [6] | Population (2012 Census)[7] | Population Density (/km2) | |||||
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| Sinhalese | Sri Lankan Moors | Sri Lankan Tamil | Malays | Other | Total | ||||||
| Attanagalla | Nittambuwa | 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 | Kiridiwela | 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 | ||
Gampaha District's population was 2,294,641 in 2012.[2] The majority of the population areSinhalese, with a minoritySri Lankan Moor andSri Lankan Tamil population.
| 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 | Percent | |||
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| Buddhism | 71.61% | |||
| Catholicism | 18.16% | |||
| Islam | 5.52% | |||
| Hinduism | 2.85% | |||
| OtherChristianity | 1.83% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.04% | |||
| 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 |
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