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Download QR code; Print/export ... The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population between 5,000 and 50,000. ... List of towns in Sri Lanka.
In modern times, the Chetties have been assimilated either into Sinhala or Tamil resp. Vellalar society. [5] Most Chetties grow in Sinhala backgrounds. Hetti is another term used in this context, referring to the present generation of Chetties who do not have any relation to India but are solely from Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's population, (1871–2001) (from Sri Lanka) Image 9 Development of real GDP per capita, 1820 to 2018 (from Sri Lanka ) Image 10 Hindu devotees engaging in Kavadi at a temple in Vavuniya (from Sri Lanka )
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 by Kurunegala and Puttalam districts from north, Kegalle District from east, Colombo District from south and by the Indian Ocean from west. [4]
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.
According to the 2012 census the population of Sri Lanka was 20,359,439, giving a population density of 325/km2. [7] The population had grown by 5,512,689 (37.1%) since the 1981 census (the last full census), equivalent to an annual growth rate of 1.1%. [7] 3,704,470 (18.2%) lived in urban sectors - areas governed by municipal and urban ...
The 2012 Sri Lanka Census revealed a Buddhist population of 22,254 amongst Sri Lankan Tamils, i.e. roughly 1% of all Sri Lankan Tamils in Sri Lanka. [ 18 ] The Hindu elite, especially the Vellalar , follow the religious ideology of Shaiva Siddhanta (Shaiva school) while the masses practice folk Hinduism , upholding their faith in local village ...
The province has an area of 10,472 km 2 and a population of 1,266,663. It is the largest province by area, covering 16% of the total land area of Sri Lanka. The province consists two districts, Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura; the Anuradhapura district is the largest district in Sri Lanka by area.