Galle (district)

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Coordinates: 6 ° 2 ′  N , 80 ° 13 ′  E

Galle District
ගාල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
காலி மாவட்டம்
District map
Province : Southern province
Administrative headquarters : bile
Area : 1,652 km²
of which land area: 1,617 km²
of which inland waters: 35 km²
Residents : 1063334
Population density : 658 inhabitants / km²
Website : District website

The Galle district ( Sinhala ගාල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කය Galla distrikkaya ; Tamil காலி மாவட்டம் Kāli māvaṭṭam ) is a district in the Southern Province in Sri Lanka . The main town is Galle .

geography

The district of Galle is located in the southwest of the island on the coast and belongs to the southern province . Neighboring districts are Kalutara in the north, Ratnapura in the northeast, Matara in the east and the Indian Ocean in the south and west.

The Galle district has an area of ​​1,652 square kilometers (of which 1,617 square kilometers are land and 35 square kilometers are inland water). This makes it the seventh smallest district in Sri Lanka in terms of area.

population

According to the 2012 census, the Galle district has 1,063,334 inhabitants. With 658 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density is well above the Sri Lankan average (325 inhabitants per square kilometer). Of the residents, 509,902 (47.95%) were male and 553,432 (52.05%) 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 177.859 171,942 152.858 149,633 135,866 119.180 135,028 20,968
proportion of 16.73% 16.17% 14.38% 14.07% 12.78% 11.21% 12.70% 1.97%

District population by ethnic group

Almost 95% of the population are Sinhalese. Only in the Galle Four Gravets division (Kadawath Sathra) do more than thirty percent of the residents belong to an ethnic minority. In all other divisions almost only Sinhalese live.

year Sinhalese 1 Sri Lankan Tamils 2 Indian Tamils 2 Moors 3 Burgher Malays Others 4 Total
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1981 769.343 94.45% 7,271 0.89% 11,056 1.36% 25,678 3.15% 288 0.04% 186 0.02% 709 0.09% 814,531 100.00%
2001 934.751 94.37% 11,079 1.12% 9,275 0.94% 34,688 3.5% 208 0.02% 178 0.02% 308 0.03% 990.487 100.00%
2012 1,003,722 94.39% 13,953 1.31% 6,146 0.58% 38,790 3.65% 256 0.02% 106 0.01% 361 0.03% 1,063,334 100.00%
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 95 Sri Lankan Chetties and 17 Bharathas; 2012 12 Sri Lanka Chetties and 8 Bharathas

Population of the district by confession

Almost all Sinhala residents of Galles are Buddhist , while the Moors and Malays are all Islamic . Third strongest religion is Hinduism , to which the vast majority of Indian and Sri Lankan Tamils ​​belong. The Christianity , the (about 5,000 people) (about 4,500 people) who are Burgher, a small minority of Sinhalese and the minority Tamils, is only a small minority religion. It is worth mentioning the strong growth of the Protestants (mostly free churches; 1981–2012: + 266%) with at the same time low growth among the Catholics (1981–2012: + 23%).

year Buddhists Hindus Muslims Catholics other Christs Other Total
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1981 767,661 94.25% 15,086 1.85% 26,301 3.23% 3,586 0.44% 1,452 0.18% 445 0.05% 814,531 100.00%
2001 932,331 94.13% 14,934 1.51% 35,100 3.54% 4,568 0.46% 3,378 0.34% 176 0.02% 990.487 100.00%
2012 998.647 93.92% 15,584 1.47% 39,267 3.69% 4,415 0.42% 5,315 0.50% 106 0.01% 1,063,334 100.00%
Source: Sri Lanka censuses in 1981, 2001 and 2012

Population development

The population of Galle District has been growing steadily for decades. In the period from 2001 to 2012 (the last two census years) the increase was 72,847 people. This is a growth of 7.35%. Since 1946 the population has more than doubled (+ 131%).

The district was not a combat zone in the civil war. Therefore, only a small part of the migrants belong to the group affected by the civil war. According to government statistics, there were only 1,764 refugees and returnees living in the Galle district in 2012. These included 1,393 refugees from other areas of Sri Lanka and 371 people were resettled after being previously displaced.

Significant places

The only large towns in the district are Ambalangoda , Galle and Hikkaduwa .

Ambalangoda Hikkaduwa Galle (Stadt)

Local administration

The head of the district holds the title of District Secretary. The district is further divided into nineteen divisions (under a Division Secretary). The cities and larger towns have their own administration (municipal parliament or council). There are 895 village administrations (Grama Niladharis) for the 2,446 villages in the entire district.

The DS Divisions in Galle District
Surname main place Residents
2012		 Area
in km²		 density GN Villages
Akmeemana Walahanduwa 77,776 65 120 63 153
Ambalangoda Ambalangoda 56,961 52 1,095 36 118
Baddegama Baddegama 75.008 111 676 70 232
Balapitiya Balapitiya 67,432 55 1,226 51 134
Benthota Benthota 49,975 74 675 51 138
Bope-poddala Labuduwa 50,331 30th 1,678 44 94
Elpitiya Elpitiya 64,726 150 432 51 234
Galle Four Gravets Bile (Kadawath Sathra) 101,749 24 4,240 50 75
Gonapinuwala Gonapinuwala 21,755 27 806 19th 61
Habaraduwa Habaraduwa 62,389 53 1,177 59 156
Hikkaduwa Hikkaduwa 101.909 65 1,568 97 240
Imaduwa Imaduwa 44,880 67 670 43 116
Karandeniya Karandeniya 62,498 88 710 40 124
Nagoda Nagoda 53,829 179 301 53 137
Neluwa Neluwa 28,640 155 185 34 79
Niyagama Niyagama 35,574 109 326 34 64
Thawalama Thawalama 32,609 178 183 36 86
Welivitiya-Divithura Welivitiya-Divithura 29,347 60 489 20th 73
Yakkalamulla Yakkalamulla 45,946 110 418 44 132
Galle District bile 1,063,334 1,617 658 895 2,446

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Final result of the 2012 census
  2. ^ Map of the ethnic distribution after the 2012 census
  3. ↑ Data from Galle District based on the 2012 census
  4. ^ Map of religious distribution after the 2012 census
  5. ↑ Data from Galle District based on the 2012 census
  6. ↑ Migrants by reason of migration and district.
  7. ↑ Handbook of the District of Galle 2011, Table 1.1
  8. ^ Map of the inhabitants by division
  9. ↑ Handbook of the Galle District 2011, Table 1.5

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