Colombo District

Coordinates: 06°52′N 80°01′E / 6.867°N 80.017°E / 6.867; 80.017
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Colombo District

කොළඹ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය

கொழும்பு மாவட்டம்
DS Division
List
  • Thimbirigasyaya
Government
 • 
Sri Lankan Tamil
231,318 (10.01%)
 • Indian Tamil27,336 (1.18%)
 • Other37,108 (1.61%)
Religion
(2012 census)[3]
 • Buddhist1,631,999 (70.66%)
 • Muslim271,719 (11.76%)
 • Christian220,711 (9.56%)
 • Hindu182,342 (7.89%)
 • Other3,038 (0.13%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
00000-10999
Telephone Codes011, 036
ISO 3166 codeLK-11
Vehicle registrationWP
Official LanguagesSinhala, Tamil
WebsiteColombo District Secretariat

Colombo District (Sinhala: කොළඹ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය kol̠am̆ba distrikkaya; Tamil: கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் Koḻumpu Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Colombo. The district of Colombo was officially recorded in 2016 as having the highest income on average, per household.[4]

History

Colombo District was part of the pre-colonial

Colebrooke-Cameron Commission, the ethnic based administrative structures were unified into a single administration divided into five geographic provinces.[5] Colombo District, together with Kalutara, Puttalam, Seven Korales (present day Kurunegala District), Three Korales, Four Korales and Lower Bulatgama (present day Kegalle District) formed the new Western Province.[6] At the time that Ceylon gained independence, Colombo was one of the two districts located in the Western Province. Parts of the district were transferred to newly created Gampaha District
in September 1978.

Geography

Colombo District is located in the south west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 699 square kilometres (270 sq mi).[1]

Administrative units

Colombo District is divided into 13

Divisional Secretary's Division (DS Divisions), each headed by a Divisional Secretary (previously known as an Assistant Government Agent).[7] The DS Divisions are further sub-divided into 566 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).[7]

DS Division
 Main Town Divisional Secretary GN
Divisions
[7] 		Area
(km2)
[8]
Colombo
 Colombo N. H. Rathnayake 35 18
Dehiwala
 Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia K. Champa N. Perera 15 8
Homagama
 Homagama 81 121
Kaduwela
 Kaduwela M. S. P. Suriyapperuma 57 88
Kesbewa
 Kesbewa L. A. Kalukapuarachchi 73 64
Kolonnawa
 Kolonnawa U. W. Senarathna 46 28
Maharagama
 Maharagama K. M. Buddhi Tharanga Karunasena 41 38
Moratuwa
 Moratuwa K. C. Niroshan 42 20
Padukka
 Padukka S. H. Hewage 46 110
Ratmalana
 Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Pradeep Ratnayaka 13 13
Seethawaka
 Avissawella P. D. S. Wijerathna 68 150
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Amal J. S. S. Edirisooriya 20 17
Thimbirigasyaya
 Colombo Geethamani C. Karunaratne 29 24
Total 566 699

Cities and Towns

 
 
Largest cities or towns in Western Province,Sri Lanka
As per the 2012 Census[9][10]
Rank Pop.
Colombo
Colombo
Kaduwela
Kaduwela 		1 Colombo 693,593 Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Maharagama
Maharagama
2 Kaduwela 252,041
3 Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia 233,290
4 Maharagama 196,423
5 Moratuwa 191,634
6 Kesbewa 185,122
7 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 125,270
8 Boralesgamuwa 60,110
9 Kolonnawa 60,044
10 Avissawella 30,308

Demographics

Population

Colombo District's population was 2,309,809 in 2012.

Sri Lankan Tamil
population.

Ethnicity

Population of Colombo District by ethnic group 1946 to 2012[2][11][12]
Year Sinhalese Sri Lankan Moors
Sri Lankan Tamil
 Indian Tamil Other Total
No.
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1946 Census n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,420,332
1953 Census n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,708,726
1963 Census n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2,207,420
1971 Census n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2,672,620
1981 Census[a] 1,318,835 77.61% 139,743 8.22% 170,590 10.04% 19,824 1.17% 50,249 2.96% 1,699,241
2001 Census 1,724,459 76.60% 202,731 9.01% 247,739 11.00% 24,821 1.10% 51,524 2.29% 2,251,274
2012 Census 1,771,319 76.69% 242,728 10.51% 231,318 10.01% 27,336 1.18% 37,108 1.61% 2,309,809
DS Division
 Population (2012 Census)[13] Population
Density
(/km2)
Sinhalese Sri Lankan Moors
Sri Lankan
Tamil
 Indian
Tamil		 Other Total
Colombo
 79,468 126,345 97,690 8,635 5,910 318,048 17,669
Dehiwala
 53,182 17,870 12,917 1,240 2,625 87,834 10,979
Homagama
 231,878 508 1,907 460 1,426 236,179 1,952
Kaduwela
 241,104 2,011 4,605 740 3,597 252,057 2,864
Kesbewa
 237,781 1,114 2,403 439 2,325 244,062 3,813
Kolonnawa
 128,623 40,412 15,934 2,101 3,747 190,817 6,815
Maharagama
 187,363 1,369 3,107 529 2,987 195,355 5,141
Moratuwa
 157,901 2,683 4,802 397 1,377 167,160 8,358
Padukka
 62,472 998 1,238 334 125 65,167 592
Ratmalana
 75,181 9,005 7,852 855 2,269 95,162 7,320
Seethawaka
 100,046 838 5,007 7,285 301 113,477 757
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
 91,268 5,207 7,503 801 2,729 107,508 6,324
Thimbirigasyaya
 125,052 34,368 66,353 3,520 7,690 236,983 9,874
Total 1,771,319 242,728 231,318 27,336 37,108 2,309,809 3,304

Religion

Religion in Colombo District (2011)[14]

  Buddhism (70.7%)
  Islam (11.8%)
  Christianity (9.6%)
  Hinduism (7.9%)
  Other (0.1%)
Population of Colombo District by religion 1981 to 2012[3][15]
Year Buddhist Muslim Christian[b] Hindu Other Total
No.
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1981 Census 1,196,964 70.44% 168,863 9.94% 200,545 11.80% 130,215 7.66% 2,654 0.16% 1,699,241
2001 Census 1,578,248 70.10% 241,944 10.75% 233,254 10.36% 194,743 8.65% 3,085 0.14% 2,251,274
2012 Census 1,631,999 70.66% 271,719 11.76% 220,711 9.56% 182,342 7.89% 3,038 0.13% 2,309,809

Notes

  1. ^ Gampaha District was carved out of Colombo District in 1978.
  2. Roman Catholic
    and Other Christian.

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
  2. ^ a b c d "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  3. ^ a b "A3 : Population by religion according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  4. ^ "What is the wealthiest city in Sri Lanka? (Official 2016 Dataset)". Archived from the original on 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  5. ^ Mills, Lennox A. (1933). Ceylon Under British Rule (1795–1932). London: Oxford University Press. pp. 67–68.
  6. ^ Medis, G. C. (1946). Ceylon Under the British (2nd (revised) ed.). Colombo: The Colombo Apothecaries Co. pp. 39–40.
  7. ^ a b c "Grama Niladhari Divisions". Colombo District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  8. ^ "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  9. ^ "Area, Population, Registered voters and Employees of Municipalities, 2011 – 2012" (PDF). Statistics Statistical Abstract 2013. Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  10. ^ http://www.statistics.gov.lk/abstract2019/CHAP2/2.4 [bare URL]
  11. ^ "Census of Population Sri Lanka 1971 – General Report". Census of Population & Housing, 1971. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. p. 29. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  12. ^ "Population by ethnic group and district, Census 1981, 2001" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-15.
  13. ^ "A6 : Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  14. ^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011 Archived 2019-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "Population by religion and district, Census 1981, 2001" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.

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