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Gampaha District is a district in Western Province, Sri Lanka. Gampaha district
was declared as a new administrative district, separated from Colombo District in
1978. Gampaha district is bounded by Kurunegala and Puttalam districts from north,
Kegalle District from east, Colombo District from south and by Indian ocean from
west. Gampaha district consist of 13 electorate divisions, including 2 municipal
councils, 5 urban counsils, 12 Pradeshiya Sabas (Divisional council) and 1177 Grama
Niladari (Village Officer) divisions.
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Province
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Western
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Total Area
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1,387 km2
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Total Population
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2,063,684
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Density
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1539/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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1,877,545
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91.0%
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Sri Lankan Tamils
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65,302
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3.2%
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Sri Lankan Moors
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78705
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3.8%
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Indian Tamils
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7,621
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0.4%
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Other (including Burgher, Malay)
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34811
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1.6%
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Total
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2,063,984
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100.0%
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