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Omagh (/ ˈ oʊ m ə, ˈ oʊ m ɑː /; [3] from Irish: An Ómaigh [ənˠ ˈoːmˠiː], meaning 'the virgin plain') [4] is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule.
Sri Lankan Chetties; Total population; 6,075 (2012 census) Regions with significant populations; Province: Western: 5,427: Northern: 348: Central: 193: Languages; Sinhala English Tamil: Religion; Christianity (mostly Roman Catholic and Anglican), Hinduism Types Sinhala Chetties (Sri Lankan) English Chetties Tamil Chetties (Indian)
Sri Lanka's population, (1871–2001) Sri Lanka has roughly 22,156,000 people and an annual population growth rate of 0.5%. The birth rate is 13.8 births per 1,000 people, and the death rate is 6.0 deaths per 1,000 people. [271] Population density is highest in western Sri Lanka, especially in and around the capital.
Simple English; Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски ... The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population over 50,000. Cities. City ...
Sri Lanka's population is aging faster than any other nation in South Asia and has the fifth highest rapidly growing population of older people in Asia after China, Thailand, South Korea and Japan. [16] [17] [18] In 2015, Sri Lanka's population aged over 60 was 13.9%, by 2030 this will increase to 21% and by 2050 this number will reach 27.4%.
English, Sinhala and Tamil languages on a war grave memorial plate in Kandy. (click to see full view of memorial plate) English in Sri Lanka is fluently spoken by approximately 23.8% [4] of the population, and widely used for official and commercial purposes. It is the native language of approximately 74,000 people, mainly in urban areas.
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar ... The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population between 5,000 and 50,000 ...
The form of Buddhism in Sri Lanka is known as Theravada (school of elders). The Pali chronicles (e.g., the Mahavansa) claim that the Sinhalese as an ethnic group are destined to preserve and protect Buddhism. In 1988 almost 93% of the Sinhala-speaking population in Sri Lanka were Buddhist. [61]