Ampara (district)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 7 ° 17 '  N , 81 ° 40'  E

Ampara District
අම්පාර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
அம்பாறை மாவட்டம்
District map
Province : Eastern Province
Administrative headquarters : Ampara
Area : 4,415 km²
of which land area: 4,222 km²
of which inland waters: 193 km²
Residents : 649402
Population density : 154 inhabitants / km²

Ampara ( Sinhala අම්පාර දිස්ත්රික්කය amipāra distrikkaya ; Tamil அம்பாறை மாவட்டம் Amparai māvaṭṭam ) is a district in the Eastern Province in Sri Lanka . The main town is Ampara .

geography

The Ampara district is mostly located in the southeastern coastal region and partly in the eastern interior of Sri Lanka and belongs to the Eastern Province . Neighboring districts are Polonnaruwa and Batticaloa in the north, Matale , Badulla and Moneragala in the west, Hambantota in the south and the Indian Ocean in the east.

The district of Ampara has an area of ​​4,415 square kilometers (of which 4,222 square kilometers are land and 193 square kilometers are inland water). This makes it the fourth largest district in Sri Lanka in terms of area.

population

According to the 2012 census, the Ampara district has 649,402 inhabitants. With 154 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density is well below the Sri Lankan average (325 inhabitants per square kilometer). Of the residents, 314,352 (48.41%) were male and 335,050 (51.59%) were female. The population is very young. This is illustrated by a look at the age distribution.

Age 0–9 years 10–19 years 20-29 years 30–39 years 40-49 years 50–59 years 60–79 years 80 years and more
number 131.294 121,028 104,828 95,308 82.107 61,974 48,885 3,978
proportion of 20.22% 18.63% 16.14% 14.68% 12.64% 9.54% 7.53% 0.61%

District population by ethnic group

A relative majority of the residents of Ampara District are Moors, or Tamil-speaking Muslims. There are also large minority groups of Sinhalese and Tamils . The Sinhalese ethnic group has grown more rapidly since independence (1963–2012: +307%) than the Moors (+189%) and Tamils ​​(+129%). In the twenty administrative units, the Moors are in the majority in eight, the Sinhalese in seven and the Tamils ​​in five. The district is very ethnically mixed in three of these areas; the other 17 have clear ethnic majorities.

year Moors 1 Sinhalese 2 Sri Lankan Tamils 3 Tamils from India 3 Burgher Malays Others 4 Total
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1963 97,621 46.11% 61,996 29.28% 49.185 23.23% 1.312 0.62% k.Ang. ? k. Ang. ? 1,618 0.76% 211,732 100.00%
1971 126,365 46.35% 82,280 30.18% 60,519 22.20% 1,771 0.65% k.Ang. ? k. Ang. ? 1,670 0.61% 272,605 100.00%
1981 161,568 41.54% 146.943 37.78% 77,826 20.01% 1,411 0.36% 697 0.18% 168 0.04% 357 0.09% 388,970 100.00%
2001 244,620 41.25% 236,583 39.90% 109,188 18.41% 715 0.12% 1,184 0.20% 225 0.04% 482 0.08% 592.997 100.00%
2007 268,630 43.99% 228.938 37.49% 111,948 18.33% 58 0.01% 929 0.15% 163 0.03% 53 0.01% 610.719 100.00%
2012 281,702 43.38% 252,458 38.88% 112,457 17.32% 846 0.13% 1,036 0.16% 187 0.03% 716 0.11% 649.402 100.00%
Source: Sri Lanka censuses 1963 to 2001 and 2012; Special census 2007

1 only Sri Lankan moors 2 lowland and Kandy Sinhalese together 3 Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils separately 4 of these: 1963 and 1971 with the Burghern and Malays; 2001: 136 Sri Lankan Chetties and 19 Bharathas; 2012: 5 Sri Lanka Chetties and no Bharatha

Population of the district by confession

Almost all Sinhala residents of Ampara are Buddhist , while the Moors and Malays are all Islamic . While Hinduism , to which the majority of Tamils ​​belong, has a significant following, Christianity , to which a minority of Tamils ​​and the Burgher belong, is only a small minority religion.

Peace Pagoda in Ampara
year Buddhists Hindus Muslims Catholics other Christs Other Total
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1981 145,687 37.45% 72,809 18.72% 162.140 41.68% 5,643 1.45% 2,387 0.61% 304 0.08% 388,970 100.00%
2001 235,652 39.74% 100.213 16.90% 245.179 41.35% 7,816 1.32% 3,969 0.67% 168 0.03% 592.997 100.00%
2012 251,427 38.72% 102,829 15.83% 281.987 43.42% 7,588 1.17% 5,541 0.85% 30th 0.00% 649.402 100.00%
Source: Sri Lanka censuses in 1981, 2001 and 2012

Population development

The district's population is growing rapidly. In the period from 2001 to 2012 (the last two census years) the increase was 56,405 people. This is a growth of 9.51%. Since 1963 the population has more than tripled.

Significant places

The only big places are Akkaraipattu , Ampara and Kalmunai .

Ampara Akkaraipattu Kalmunai

history

The district is a post-war re-establishment. It was created in 1958 from parts of the previous Batticaloa district .

Local administration

The head of the district holds the title of District Secretary. The district is further divided into twenty divisions (under a Division Secretary). The cities and larger towns have their own administration (municipal parliament or council). There are 503 village administrations (Grama Niladharis) for the 614 villages in the entire district.

Rice field at Sammanthurai
The beach at Pottuvil Point
Fishing huts
The DS Divisions in the Ampara District
Surname main place Residents
2012		 Area
in km² 		density GN Villages
Addalachchenai Addalachchenai 41,968 52.5 799 32 20th
Akkaraipattu Akkaraipattu 39.166 102.2 383 28 11
Alayadiwembu Alayadiwembu 22,458 127.5 176 22nd 25th
Ampara Ampara 43,829 225 195 22nd 29
Damana Damana 38,692 426.2 91 33 81
Dehiattakandiya Dehiattakandiya 60.178 432.5 139 13 47
Iraq came Iraq came 14,383 84.3 171 12 24
Kalmunai Kalmunai 44,632 k.Ang. 5 unb. 29 7th
Kalmunai Tamil Kalmunai Tamil 29,800 k.Ang. 5 unb. 29 5
Karaitivu Karaitivu 16,839 31.3 538 17th 18th
Lahugala Lahugala 8,914 616.9 14th 12 19th
Mahaoya Mahaoya 20,828 583.6 36 17th 73
Navithanveli Navithanveli 18,727 57.7 325 20th 21st
Ninthavur Ninthavur 26,361 55.6 474 25th 9
Padiyathalawa Padiyathalawa 18,290 464.4 39 20th 75
Pothuvil Pottuvil 34,809 367.5 95 27 36
Sainthamarathu Sainthamarathu 25,461 6th 4,244 17th 1
Samanthurai Samanthurai 60,465 114.7 527 51 37
Thirukkovil Thirukkovil 25,277 190.6 133 22nd 11
Uhana Uhana 58,325 415.6 140 55 65
Ampara District Ampara 649.402 4,222 154 503 614

5 Kalmunai and Kalmunai Tamil together 60.9 km²; results in an average density of 1,222 people / km²

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Final result of the 2012 census
  2. ^ Map of the ethnic distribution after the 2012 census
  3. ↑ Ampara district data after the 2012 census
  4. ^ Map of religious distribution after the 2012 census
  5. ↑ Ampara district data after the 2012 census
  6. ↑ Handbook of the District Ampara 2011, table 1.1
  7. ^ Statoids, Administrative Areas of Sri Lanka
  8. ↑ Handbook of the District Ampara 2011, Table 1.5

Web links