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Galle is a city situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km from Colombo.
Galle is the capital city of Southern Province of Sri Lanka and it lies in Galle
District.
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Province
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Southern
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Total Area
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1,652 km2
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Total Population
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990,487
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Density
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613 /km2
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Ethnic
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Ethnicity
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Population
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% Of Total
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Sinhalese
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934751
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(94.4%)
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Sri Lankan Tamils
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11,079
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(1.1%)
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Sri Lankan Moors
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34,688
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(3.5%)
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Indian Tamils
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9,275
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(0.9%)
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Other (including Burgher, Malay)
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694
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(0.1%)
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Total
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2,251,274
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100.0%
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