Badulla (District)

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Badulla District
බදුල්ල පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
பதுளை மாவட்டம்
District map
Province : Province of Uva
Administrative headquarters : Badulla
Area : 2,861 km²
of which land area: 2,827 km²
of which inland waters: 34 km²
Residents : 815405
Population density : 288 inhabitants / km²

The district of Badulla ( Sinhala බදුල්ල පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය badūlla paripālana distrikkaya ; Tamil பதுளை மாவட்டம் Patuḷai māvaṭṭam ) is a district in the province of Uva in Sri Lanka . The main town is Badulla .

geography

The Badulla District is located in the southern interior of Sri Lanka and belongs to the Uva Province in Sri Lanka . Neighboring districts are Ampara in the north and northeast, Moneragala in the east and south, Ratnapura in the southwest, Nuwara Eliya and Kandy in the west and Matale in the northwest.

The Badulla district has an area of ​​2,861 square kilometers (of which 2,827 square kilometers are land and 34 square kilometers are inland water). This makes it the eighth largest district in Sri Lanka in terms of area.

population

According to the 2012 census, the Badulla district has 815,405 inhabitants. With 288 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density is just below the Sri Lankan average (325 inhabitants per square kilometer). Of the residents, 391,948 (48.07%) were male and 423,457 (51.93%) 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 147,472 137.805 115,694 115.133 110.127 93,733 86,144 9,297
proportion of 18.09% 16.90% 14.19% 14.12% 13.51% 11.50% 10.56% 1.14%

District population by ethnic group

Sinhalese

The vast majority of the residents of Badulla District are Sinhalese . They make up the majority of the population in all DS divisions with the exception of Lunugala (41.41%). In the DS divisions Haldummulla (51.75%), Haputale (53.83%) and Passara (55.94%), however, only with narrow majorities. Their share ranges between 41.41% in Lunugala and 99.57% in Rideemaliyadda.

Indian Tamils

Tamils ​​who immigrated from India during the colonial period form the second largest group of the population. In the DS Division Lunugala they make up a narrow majority of the population with 52.08%. In Haldummulla (41.37%), Passara (37.11%), Haputale (34.85%), Hali Ela (27.88%) and Ella (26.53%) more than 25% of the population belong to theirs Ethnic group. Their share ranges between 0.09% in Rideemaliyadda and 52.08% in Lunugala.

Moors

A smaller minority are the Moors or Tamil-speaking Muslims. In the DS divisions Welimada (16.60%) and Badulla (9.37%) they represent the highest proportions of their ethnic group. Their share ranges between 0.03% in Rideemaliyadda and 16.60% in Welimada.

Sri Lankan Tamils

Sri Lankan Tamils are only a small minority. Their share ranges between 0.23% in Mahiyanganaya and 6.32% in Bandarawela.

year Sinhalese 1 Sri Lankan Tamils 2 Tamils ​​from India 2 Moors 3 Burgher Malays Others 4 Total
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1981 443.024 69.12% 37,520 5.85% 129,498 20.20% 26,600 4.15% 613 0.10% 1,419 0.22% 2,278 0.36% 640,952 100.00%
2001 564,752 72.41% 29,542 3.79% 143,535 18.40% 38,798 4.97% 583 0.07% 1,813 0.23% 960 0.12% 779.983 100.00%
2012 595.372 73.02% 21,880 2.68% 150,484 18.46% 44,716 5.48% 992 0.12% 1,351 0.17% 610 0.07% 815.405 100.00%
Source: Sri Lanka censuses in 1981, 2001 and 2012

1 lowland and Kandy Sinhalese together 2 Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils separately 3 only Sri Lankan moors 4 thereof 2001 184 Sri Lankan Chetties and 264 Bharathas; 2012 66 Sri Lanka Chetties and 16 Bharathas

Population of the district by confession

Almost all Sinhalese residents of Anuradhapura are Buddhist , while the Moors and Malays are all Islamic . The second strongest religion is Hinduism , to which the vast majority of Indian and Sri Lankan Tamils ​​belong. The Christianity , the one minority Tamil and Burgher belong is only a small minority religion.

year Buddhists Hindus Muslims Catholics other Christs Other Total
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1981 440.755 68.77% 156.037 24.34% 29,317 4.57% 11,529 1.80% 3,081 0.48% 233 0.04% 640,952 100.00%
2001 561.510 71.99% 158.473 20.32% 41,347 5.30% 13,236 1.70% 5,242 0.67% 175 0.02% 779.983 100.00%
2012 591,799 72.58% 157.608 19.33% 47.192 5.79% 12,020 1.47% 6,615 0.81% 171 0.02% 815.405 100.00%
Source: Sri Lanka censuses in 1981, 2001 and 2012

Population development

Significant places

The only large town in the district is Badulla . The most important places are:

Haputale Bandarawela Badulla

history

In 1958 what is now the Moneragala district was separated from Badulla.

Local administration

The head of the district holds the title of District Secretary. The district is further divided into fifteen divisions (under a Division Secretary). The cities and larger towns have their own administration (municipal parliament or council). There are 567 village administrations (Grama Niladharis) for the 1,991 villages in the entire district.

The DS Divisions in Badulla District
Surname main place Residents
2012		 Area
in km² 		density GN Villages
Badulla Badulla 75,042 51 1,471 29 44
Bandarawela Bandarawela 65.502 71 923 35 118
Ella Ella 45.181 111 407 32 106
Haldummulla Haldummulla 37,558 412 91 39 183
Hali-Ela Hali-Ela 90,571 165 549 57 227
Haputale Haputale 49,798 72 692 26th 92
Kandaketiya Kandaketiya 23,075 157 147 26th 111
Lunugala Lunugala 31,381 144 218 28 82
Mahiyanganaya Mahiyanganaya 75,776 601 126 35 144
Meegahakivula Meegahakivula 19,719 105 188 20th 97
Passara Passara 48,807 136 359 41 125
Rideemaliyadda Rideemaliyadda 51,618 431 120 42 170
Soranathota Ridipana 22,571 79 286 25th 103
Uva Paranagama Uva Paranagama 77,998 138 565 68 121
Welimada Welimada 100,808 188 536 64 268
Badulla district Badulla 815.405 2,827 288 567 1.991

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Final result of the 2012 census
  2. ^ Map of the ethnic distribution after the 2012 census
  3. ↑ Data from the Badulla district after the 2012 census
  4. ^ Department of Census and Statistics Statistical Office of Sri Lanka
  5. ^ Department of Census and Statistics Statistical Office of Sri Lanka
  6. ^ Map of religious distribution after the 2012 census
  7. ↑ Data from the Badulla district after the 2012 census
  8. ↑ Handbook of the District of Badulla 2011, Table 1.1
  9. ^ Statoids, Administrative Areas of Sri Lanka
  10. ↑ Handbook of the District of Badulla 2011, Table 1.5

Web links

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