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Province
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Central
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Total Area
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1,741 km2
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Total Population
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703,610
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Density
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412km2
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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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282,621
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40.2%
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Sri Lankan Tamils
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46,066
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6.5%
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Sri Lankan Moors
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16,555
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2.3%
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Indian Tamils
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355,830
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50.6%
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Other (including Burgher, Malay)
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2538
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0.4%
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Total
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703,610
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100.0%
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