Kalutara (District)

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Coordinates: 6 ° 35 '  N , 79 ° 58'  E

District
කඵතර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
களுத்துறை மாவட்டம்
District map
Province : Western province
Administrative headquarters : Kalutara
Area : 1,598 km²
of which land area: 1,576 km²
of which inland waters: 22 km²
Residents : 1221948
Population density : 775 inhabitants / km²

Kalutara ( Sinhala කඵතර දිස්ත්රික්කය kalutara distrikkaya ; Tamil களுத்துறை மாவட்டம் Kaḷuttuṟai māvaṭṭam ) is a district in the West Province in Sri Lanka . The main town is Kalutara .

geography

The Kalutara district is located on the west coast of Sri Lanka on the Gulf of Mannar and belongs to the Western Province . Neighboring districts are Colombo in the north, Ratnapura in the east, Galle in the south and the Gulf of Mannar in the west.

The Kalutara district has an area of ​​1598 square kilometers (of which 1576 square kilometers land and 22 square kilometers inland water). This makes it the sixth smallest district in Sri Lanka in terms of area.

population

According to the 2012 census, the Kalutara district has 1,221,948 inhabitants. With 775 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density is well above the Sri Lankan average (325 inhabitants per square kilometer). Of the residents, 591,284 (48.39%) were male and 630,664 (51.61%) 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 203.274 184,555 175.126 189,589 160.921 135.030 152,556 20,897
proportion of 16.64% 15.10% 14.33% 15.52% 13.17% 11.05% 12.48% 1.71%

District population by ethnic group

The Sinhalese make up over 85% of the total population. There are no significant minorities in four of the fourteen divisions.

Sinhalese The vast majority of the residents of Kalutara District are Sinhalese . They make up the majority of the population in all divisions. Their share ranges between 64.18% in Beruwala and 97.86% in Horana.

Moors There is also a minority of Moors or Tamil-speaking Muslims. They form large minority groups in the Beruwala (34.59%), Panadura (14.12%) and Bandaragama (11.11%) divisions, where they each exceed the ten percent mark. Their share ranges between 0.02% in Madurawala and Walallawita and 34.59% in Beruwala.

Indian Tamils The Tamils ​​of Indian origin are a small minority. Their share only exceeds the five percent mark in the Ingiriya (7.66%), Madurawala (6.83%), Dodangoda (5.71%) and Bulathsinhala (5.16%) divisions. There are almost no Indian Tamils ​​in the coastal areas.

Sri Lankan Tamils The Sri Lankan Tamils are only the fourth largest population group. Their share only exceeds the five percent mark in the Mathugama (6.38%), Bulathsinhala (6.37%) and Dodangoda (5.53%) divisions. Only five of the fourteen divisions have significant proportions of Sri Lankan Tamils.

year Sinhalese 1 Sri Lankan Tamils 2 Tamils 2 Moors 3 Burgher Malays Others 4 Total
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1981 723.483 87.20% 9,744 1.17% 33,659 4.06% 61,159 7.37% 431 0.05% 762 0.09% 466 0.06% 829.704 100.00%
2001 928.914 87.12% 12,665 1.19% 28,895 2.71% 93.293 8.75% 836 0.08% 973 0.09% 663 0.06% 1,066,239 100.00%
2012 1.060.107 86.76% 23,035 1.89% 23,217 1.90% 113,320 9.27% 1,188 0.10% 689 0.06% 392 0.03% 1,221,948 100.00%
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 238 Sri Lankan Chetties and 22 Bharathas; 2012 36 Sri Lanka Chetties and 43 Bharathas

Population of the district by confession

Muslims and Christians can only be found in four western divisions. In the hinterland there are isolated smaller groups of Hindus. Overall, the distribution of creeds reflects ethnic relationships. Almost all Sinhalese residents of Anuradhapura are Buddhist , while the Moors and Malays are all Islamic . The Christianity , which includes a minority of Tamils, Sinhalese and Burgher and Hinduism (majority of Tamils) are only small minority religions.

year Buddhists Hindus Muslims Catholics other Christs Other Total
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1981 699.613 84.32% 37,035 4.46% 62,659 7.55% 27,697 3.34% 2,424 0.29% 276 0.03% 829.704 100.00%
2001 883.968 82.91% 34,678 3.25% 105,957 9.94% 36,176 3.39% 5,038 0.47% 422 0.04% 1,066,239 100.00%
2012 1,018,909 83.38% 39,541 3.24% 114,556 9.37% 39,774 3.25% 8,956 0.73% 212 0.02% 1,221,948 100.00%
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 155,709 people. This is a growth of 14.60%. Since independence, the population has increased by around 150%.

Significant places

Horana Panadura Kalutara Beruwala

Another great place is Keselwatte .

administration

The head of the district holds the title of District Secretary. The district is further divided into thirteen divisions (under a Division Secretary). The cities and larger towns have their own administration (municipal parliament or council). There are 762 village administrations (Grama Niladharis; GN) for the 2514 villages in the entire district.

The DS Divisions in the Kalutara District
Surname main place Residents
2012		 Area
in km²		 density GN Villages
Agalawatta Agalawatta 36,669 75.0 489 34 129
Bandaragama Bandaragama 109,236 56.93 1.919 59 127
Beruwala Beruwala 164,969 73.0 2,260 82 226
Bulathsinhala Bulathsinhala 64,600 207.64 311 54 334
Dodangoda Dodangoda 63,960 107.00 598 45 235
Horana Horana 113.364 107.12 1,058 61 203
Ingiriya Ingiriya 53,896 92.04 586 31 100
Kalutara Kalutara 159,697 71.7 2,227 87 211
Madurawela Madurawela 34,381 62.74 548 33 120
Matugama Matugama 81.286 134.1 606 57 284
Millaniya Millaniya 52.176 76.07 686 44 80
Palindanuwara Baduraliya 50,801 286.30 177 43 144
Panadura Panadura 182.285 47.86 3,809 72 64
Walallawita Walallawita 54,628 210.1 260 60 257
Kalutara district Kalutara 1,221,948 1,607.6 760 762 2,514

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Final result of the 2012 census
  2. ^ Map of the ethnic distribution after the 2012 census
  3. ↑ District data after the 2012 census
  4. ^ Map of religious distribution after the 2012 census
  5. ↑ Data from the Kalutara district according to the 2012 census
  6. ↑ Handbook of the Kalutara District 2011, Table 1.1
  7. ↑ Handbook of the Kalutara District 2011, Table 1.5

Web links

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