Kegalle (District)

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Kegalle District
කෑගල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
கேகாலை மாவட்டம்
District map
Province : Sabaragamuwa Province
Administrative headquarters : Kegalle
Area : 1,693 km²
of which land area: 1,685 km²
of which inland waters: 8 km²
Residents : 840648
Population density : 499 inhabitants / km²
Website : District website

The Kegalle district ( Sinhala කෑගල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය Kǣgalla distrikkaya ; Tamil கேகாலை மாவட்டம் Kēkālai māvaṭṭam ) is a district in the Sabaragamuwa Province in Sri Lanka . The main town is Kegalle .

geography

The district of Kegalle is located in the southern interior of the island and belongs to the province of Sabaragamuwa . Neighboring districts are Kurunegala in the north, Kandy in the east, Nuwara Eliya in the southeast, Ratnapura in the south and Colombo and Gampaha in the west.

The Kegalle district has an area of ​​1,693 square kilometers (of which 1,685 square kilometers are land and 8 square kilometers are inland water). This makes it the eighth smallest district in Sri Lanka in terms of area.

population

According to the 2012 census, the Kegalle district has 840,648 inhabitants. With 499 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density is well above the Sri Lankan average (325 inhabitants per square kilometer). Of the residents, 400,820 (47.68%) were male and 439,828 (52.32%) 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 139,723 127,674 114.151 119,889 110.353 103,789 111,476 13,593
proportion of 16.62% 15.19% 13.58% 14.26% 13.13% 12.35% 13.26% 1.62%

District population by ethnic group

Although almost 85% of the population are Sinhalese, there are significant other ethnic groups. In the Deraniyagala, Mawanella and Yatiyanthota divisions, more than twenty percent of the residents are members of an ethnic minority.

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 588,581 85.93% 15,074 2.20% 45,752 6.68% 34,389 5.02% 156 0.02% 229 0.03% 763 0.11% 684.944 100.00%
2001 674.665 85.89% 14,908 1.90% 44.202 5.63% 50,419 6.42% 191 0.02% 278 0.04% 861 0.11% 785.524 100.00%
2012 718.369 85.45% 17,861 2.12% 43,748 5.20% 59,997 7.14% 227 0.03% 184 0.02% 262 0.03% 840,648 100.00%
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 172 Sri Lankan Chetties and 15 Bharathas; 2012 49 Sri Lanka Chetties and 4 Bharathas

Population of the district by confession

Almost all Sinhalese residents of Kegalle follow Buddhism , 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 (about 8,000 people) (about 7,000 people) who are Burgher, a small minority of Sinhalese and the minority Tamils, is only a small minority religion. It is worth mentioning the growth of the Protestants (mostly Free Churches; 1981-2012: + 98%) with, at the same time, low growth among Catholics (1981-2012: + 4.8%).

year Buddhists Hindus Muslims Catholics other Christs Other Total
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1981 583,611 85.21% 53,854 7.86% 35,672 5.21% 8,372 1.22% 3,225 0.47% 210 0.03% 684.944 100.00%
2001 667.618 84.99% 51,662 6.58% 51,675 6.58% 9,365 1.19% 4,977 0.63% 227 0.03% 785.524 100.00%
2012 709.917 84.45% 54,350 6.47% 61.164 7.28% 8,777 1.04% 6,386 0.76% 54 0.01% 840,648 100.00%
Source: Sri Lanka censuses in 1981, 2001 and 2012

Population development

The population of the Kegalle district has been growing steadily for decades. In the period from 2001 to 2012 (the last two census years) the increase was 55,124 people. This is a growth of 7.02%. Since 1946 the population has more than doubled (+ 109%).

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. In 2012, according to government statistics, there were only 1,493 refugees and returnees in the Kegalle district. Among them were 1,151 refugees from other areas of Sri Lanka and 342 people were resettled after previous displacement.

Significant places

The only large town in the district is Kegalle (2012: 15,993 inhabitants).

Local administration

The head of the district holds the title of District Secretary. The district is further divided into eleven divisions (under a Division Secretary). The cities and larger towns have their own administration (municipal parliament or council). There are 573 village administrations (Grama Niladharis) for the 1,677 villages in the entire district.

The DS Divisions in the Kegalle district
Surname main place Residents
2012		 Area
in km²		 density GN Villages
Aranayaka Aranayaka 68,464 112.7 607 61 181
Bulathkohupitiya Bulathkohupitiya 47,095 122.2 385 27 109
Dehiovita Dehiovita 81,315 220.2 369 39 134
Deraniyagala Deraniyagala 45,869 196.9 233 26th 114
Galigamuwa Galigamuwa 74,490 124.5 598 51 179
Kegalle Kegalle 90,854 133.4 681 61 145
Mawanella Mawanella 111,727 95.5 117 71 161
Rambukkana Rambukkana 82,769 134.7 614 89 207
Ruwanwella Ruwanwella 63,913 158.0 405 38 136
Warakapola Ambepussa 113.056 188.8 599 78 194
Yatiyanthota Yatiyanthota 61.096 205.9 297 32 107
Kegalle District Kegalle 840,648 1,685 499 573 1,677

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Final result of the 2012 census
  2. ^ Map of the ethnic distribution after the 2012 census
  3. ↑ Data from the Kegalle district according to the 2012 census
  4. ^ Map of religious distribution after the 2012 census
  5. ↑ Data from the Kegalle district according to the 2012 census
  6. ↑ Migrants by reason of migration and district.
  7. ↑ Handbook of the Kegalle District 2013, table 1.1
  8. ^ Map of the inhabitants by division
  9. ↑ Handbook of the Kegalle District 2013, table 1.5

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