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Colombo (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b oʊ / kə-LUM-boh; [2] Sinhala: කොළඹ, romanized: Koḷam̆ba, IPA: [ˈkoləᵐbə]; Tamil: கொழும்பு, romanized: Koḻumpu, IPA:) is the executive and judicial capital [3] and largest city of Sri Lanka by population.
Colombo District's population was 2,309,809 in 2012. [2] It has the highest population and population density in Sri Lanka. The majority of the population are Sinhalese, with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population.
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%.
Western Province is located in the southwest of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 3,684 square kilometres (1,422 sq mi). [ 1 ] The province is surrounded by the Laccadive Sea to the west, North Western Province to the north, Sabaragamuwa Province to the east and the Southern Province to the south.
This is a list of Tamil population per city (excluding Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry).Some cities in Sri Lanka also includes Sri Lankan Moors population because most of them have Tamil as their mother tongue.In Singapore the number also includes ethnic Tamils who don't speak Tamil at home
The Kollupitiya Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (50.9%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (23.2%) and a significant Moor population (16.0%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kollupitiya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (52.8%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (28.0%) and a significant Moor ...
The Colombo Central Polling Division has a Moor majority (52.0%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (24.2%) and a significant Sinhalese population (20.0%) . In comparison, the Colombo Electoral District (which contains the Colombo Central Polling Division) has a Sinhalese majority (76.5%), a significant Moor population (10.7%) and a ...
The first census in Sri Lanka was held on 27 March 1871 and conducted by the Registrar General's Office, making it the first of any country in South Asia. It was conducted from then on every ten years. [1] [2] The Census Department was created on 1 December 1944 for taking the Census of 1946, which was postponed from 1941 due to World War II.