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Province
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North Western
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Total Area
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3,072 km2
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Total Population
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709,677
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Density
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246km2
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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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523,116
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73.7%
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Sri Lankan Tamils
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48,072
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6.8%
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Sri Lankan Moors
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133,134
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18.8%
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Indian Tamils
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2,227
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0.3%
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Other (including Burgher, Malay)
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3128
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0.4%
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Total
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709,677
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100.0%
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