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Table A8: Demography, Land and Households<br />

Population (‘000), 2010 Households, 2009-2010<br />

Province District/sector Land extent, Total Male Female Total Female-headed Household size Population Population<br />

square households households growth rate, density<br />

kilometres (‘000s) % 2009-2010 (persons per<br />

square<br />

kilometer)<br />

<strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 62,705 20,653 10,249 10,404 5,079 23.2 4 0.94 329<br />

Sector Urban n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 711 27.2 4.3 n.a. n.a.<br />

Rural n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 4,123 22.4 4 n.a. n.a.<br />

Estate n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 246 24.9 4.2 n.a. n.a.<br />

Western Colombo 676 2,553 1,306 1,247 575 24.2 4.2 1.3 3777<br />

Gampaha 1,341 2,177 1,063 1,114 601 22.4 4 0.6 1623<br />

Kalutara 1,576 1,135 561 574 293 21.8 4.1 0.6 720<br />

Central Kandy 19,117 1,431 698 733 348 28 4 1.1 746<br />

Matale 1,952 497 248 249 128 25.8 3.8 1.4 255<br />

Nuwara Eliya 1,706 761 379 382 190 25.2 4.1 0.8 446<br />

Southern Galle 1,617 1,084 527 557 277 26.1 4 0.9 670<br />

Matara 1,270 839 407 432 203 25.4 4.1 1.0 661<br />

Hambantota 2,496 571 285 286 144 22.4 4.1 1.1 229<br />

Northern Jaffna 929 611 290 321 128 22.3 4.3 0.7 658<br />

Killinochchi 1,205 156 79 77 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.3 129<br />

Mannar 1,880 104 54 50 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 55<br />

Vavuniya 1,861 174 85 89 39.0 16.4 4.4 3.0 93<br />

Mullativu 2,415 148 72 76 n.a. n.a. n.a -3.9 61<br />

Eastern Batticaloa 2,610 543 262 281 133 26.1 4.1 1.1 208<br />

Ampara 4,222 644 316 328 143 23.1 4.3 1.6 153<br />

Trincomalee 2,529 374 186 188 79 20.8 4.4 1.6 148<br />

North Western Kurunegala 4,624 1,563 774 789 424 21.4 3.7 0.8 338<br />

Puttalam 2,882 779 387 392 212 21.2 3.9 1.2 270<br />

North Central Anuradhapura 6,664 830 423 407 216 23 3.8 1.2 125<br />

Polonnaruwa 3,077 410 214 196 107 27 3.9 1.2 133<br />

Uva Badulla 2,827 886 440 446 220 22.9 3.9 1.4 313<br />

Monaragala 5,508 440 225 215 120 16.5 4 1.1 80<br />

Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura 3,236 1,125 568 557 286 20.3 4 1.1 348<br />

Kegalle 1,685 818 400 418 215 21.7 3.9 0.6 485<br />

Source: Department of Census and Statistics of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 2010b, 2011b and 2011d; and Central Bank of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 2011.<br />

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