Western Province, Sri Lanka
Western Province
බස්නාහිර පළාත மேல் மாகாணம் | ||
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Provincial council 14 November 1987 | | |
Capital | Colombo | |
Largest City | Colombo | |
Major Cities | ||
Districts | ||
Government | ||
• Type | ||
Flower | White Lotus (Nymphaea lotus) | |
Butterfly | Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis similis) | |
Website | www |
The Western Province (
History
Parts of present-day Western Province were part of the pre-colonial
It is planned to create a planned Megacity under the
Geography and climate
Western Province is located in the southwest of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 3,684 square kilometres (1,422 sq mi).[1] The province is surrounded by the Laccadive Sea to the west, North Western Province to the north, Sabaragamuwa Province to the east and the Southern Province to the south.
The Western Province is vulnerable to recurrent flooding as a result of an increase in average rainfall coupled with heavier rainfall events, with knock-on impacts on the infrastructure, utility supply, and the urban economy of the Province. As the most urbanised province in Sri Lanka, these climate events pose a number of problems due to the rapid urban growth the province has undergone.[12]
Administrative divisions
Districts
The Western Province is divided into three
District | Capital | District Secretary
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DS
Divisions |
GN Divisions [13][14][15] |
Total Area (km2)[1] |
Land Area (km2)[1] |
Population (2012 Census)[2] | Population Density (/km2) | |||||
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Sinhalese | Sri Lankan Moors | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Indian Tamil | Other | Total | ||||||||
Colombo | Colombo | Sunil Kannangara | 13 | 566 | 699 | 676 | 1,771,319 | 242,728 | 231,318 | 27,336 | 37,108 | 2,309,809 | 3,304 |
Gampaha | Gampaha | J. J. Rathnasiri | 13 | 1,177 | 1,387 | 1,341 | 2,079,115 | 95,501 | 80,071 | 10,879 | 29,075 | 2,294,641 | 1,654 |
Kalutara | Kalutara | U. D. C. Jayalal | 14 | 762 | 1,598 | 1,576 | 1,054,991 | 112,276 | 24,362 | 23,611 | 2,020 | 1,217,260 | 762 |
Total | 40 | 2,505 | 3,684 | 3,593 | 4,905,425 | 450,505 | 335,751 | 61,826 | 68,203 | 5,821,710 | 1,580 |
Major population centres
Rank | District | Pop. | |||||||
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Colombo Kaduwela |
1 | Colombo | Colombo | 693,593 | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Maharagama | ||||
2 | Kaduwela | Colombo | 252,041 | ||||||
3 | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia | Colombo | 233,290 | ||||||
4 | Maharagama | Colombo | 196,423 | ||||||
5 | Moratuwa | Colombo | 191,634 | ||||||
6 | Kesbewa | Colombo | 185,122 | ||||||
7 | Negambo |
Gampaha | 141,520 | ||||||
8 | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Colombo | 125,270 | ||||||
9 | Gampaha | Gampaha | 67,990 | ||||||
10 | Katunayake | Gampaha | 60,915 |
Demographics
Population
The Western Province's population was 5,821,710 in 2012.
Ethnicity
Year | Sinhalese | Sri Lankan Moors | Sri Lankan Tamil
|
Indian Tamil | Other | Total No. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
1981 Census | 3,321,830 | 84.74% | 238,728 | 6.09% | 228,516 | 5.83% | 59,402 | 1.51% | 71,331 | 1.82% | 3,919,807 |
2001 Census | 4,530,918 | 84.20% | 374,729 | 6.96% | 325,706 | 6.05% | 61,337 | 1.14% | 88,507 | 1.64% | 5,381,197 |
2012 Census | 4,905,425 | 84.26% | 450,505 | 7.74% | 335,751 | 5.77% | 61,826 | 1.06% | 68,203 | 1.17% | 5,821,710 |
Religion
Year | Buddhist | Christian[a] | Muslim | Hindu | Other | Total No. | |||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
1981 Census | 2,885,789 | 73.62% | 556,581 | 14.20% | 279,639 | 7.13% | 194,000 | 4.95% | 3,798 | 0.10% | 3,919,807 |
2001 Census | 3,942,171 | 73.26% | 721,115 | 13.40% | 441,397 | 8.20% | 271,777 | 5.05% | 4,737 | 0.09% | 5,381,197 |
2012 Census | 4,288,797 | 73.67% | 752,993 | 12.93% | 500,992 | 8.61% | 274,336 | 4.71% | 4,592 | 0.08% | 5,821,710 |
Economy
The Western province provides the highest contribution to the
The province is undergoing rapid development with several of the largest infrastructure development projects happening in the province such as the
The
Education
Almost all the premier educational institutions in the island are located in the Western Province. Universities in the province includes the
Transportation
Expressways in Western Province
International Highways in Western Province
National Highways in Western Province
- Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
- A1 Colombo to Dummaladeniya
- A2 Colombo to Alutgama
- A3 Colomboto kochchikade
- A4 Colomboto Avissawella
- A8 Panadurato Nambapana
- Ja Ela to Yakkala
See also
Notes
- Roman Catholicand Other Christian.
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