Gampaha District

Gampaha District
Gampaha District
ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
கம்பகா மாவட்டம்
—  Administrative District  —
Map of Sri Lanka with Gampaha District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°08′N 80°00′E / 7.133°N 80°E / 7.133; 80Coordinates: 7°08′N 80°00′E / 7.133°N 80°E / 7.133; 80
Country  Sri Lanka
Province Western
Created 31 August 1978
Capital Gampaha
Divisions
Government
 – District Secretary P. A. Abesekara
 – Local
Area
 – Total 1,386.6 km2 (535.4 sq mi)
 – Land 1,341 km2 (517.8 sq mi)
 – Water 46 km2 (17.8 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 – Total 2,066,096
 – Density 1,490/km2 (3,859.2/sq mi)
Time zone Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code LK-12
Website ds.gov.lk/dist_gampaha

Gampaha District (Sinhala: ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: கம்பகா மாவட்டம்) is a district in Western Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,386.6 km².[1] Gampaha district was declared as a new administrative district, separated from Colombo District in 1978.[2] Gampaha district is bounded by Kurunegala and Puttalam districts from north, Kegalle District from east, Colombo District from south and by the Indian ocean from west.[2] Exact margins of the district comprise of "Maya oya" brook from North, "Kelani" river from south and 1000ft contour line from east.
Gampaha district consist of 13 electorate divisions, including 2 municipal councils, 5 urban counsils, 12 Pradeshiya Sabas (Rural council) and 1177 "Grama Niladari" (Village Officer) divisions.[1] In year 2001, total population in the district was 2,066,096.[1]

Ethnic groups
Sinhalese 1,877,545 (90.98%)
Sri Lankan Tamil 65,302 (3.16%)
Sri Lankan Moor 78,705 (3.81%)
Indian Tamil 7,621 (0.37%)
Burgher 11,093 (0.54%)
Sri Lankan Malay 13,683 (0.66%)
Other 9,735 (0.47%)
Religions
Buddhism 1,479,955 (71.71%)
Hinduism 42,356 (2.05%)
Islam 93,496 (4.53%)
Roman Catholic 418,286 (20.27%)
Other Christian 28,361 (1.37%)
Other 1,230 (0.06%)

Contents

Local Authorities in Gampaha district

Gampaha is the District Capital of Gampaha District and is a principal town around Colombo. It is about 4 km from Miriswatte on the Colombo - Kandy Road.

Municipal Councils

Urban Councils

Pradeshiya Sabas

  • Divulapitiya
  • Kattana
  • Minuwangoda
  • Meerigama
  • Attanagalla
  • Gampaha
  • Ja-ela
  • Dompe
  • Kelaniya
  • Mahara
  • Biyagama
  • Wattala

Electorate divisions in Gampaha district

Other towns & Villages in Gampaha District

Important locations in Gampaha district

References

  1. ^ a b c Districts Secritariants
  2. ^ a b Districts Secritariants
  3. ^ Local Authorities Elections 2006. "Katunayaka-Seeduwa Urban Council". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/localAuthorities/subPages/gampaha_KATUNAYAKE_SEEDUWA_URBAN_COUNCIL.html. Retrieved 2009-01-28. 




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