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Table A23: Housing and Living Conditions
Type of housing, %, 2006-2007 Housing/living conditions, % of houses, 2009-2010
Province District/sector Single/ Line and Slum/ Permanent Permanent Permanent Safe No toilet Electricity
flat/ row shanties walls floor roof drinking facilities as principal
annexed water type of
lighting
Sri Lanka 93.4 5.5 0.8 8.3 11.3 14 87.7 2.5 85.3
Sector Urban 88.4 9.6 1.8 5.9 2.9 8.9 97.4 1.3 95.6
Rural 98.3 0.7 0.7 8.5 12.4 11.1 87.6 2.5 84.1
Estate 30.2 69.1 0.4 10.9 16.9 77 60.3 5.6 76.9
Western Colombo 89.2 9.1 1.6 5.1 3.6 7.1 98 0.2 96.2
Gampaha 97.7 1.6 0.4 6.1 4 6.8 97.5 0.3 95.5
Kalutara 96 3.3 0.6 6.5 4.4 6.1 87.6 0.8 91.6
Central Kandy 91.8 7.9 0.3 8.1 12.6 21.9 81.9 1.5 91
Matale 93.6 5.2 0.9 11.2 22.4 22 88.6 1.5 81
Nuwara Eliya 62.1 36.2 0.8 9 14 56.9 74.8 4.9 84.6
Southern Galle 96.6 2.3 0.9 7.7 9.5 6.6 88.3 1.8 92.3
Matara 97.7 2 0.1 7.9 11.6 4.6 79 0.9 92.4
Hambantota 99.6 0 0.4 5.3 13.2 4.6 92.2 1.8 87.1
Northern Jaffna n.a. n.a. n.a. 10.2 17.1 15 99.1 22.2 65.3
Killinochchi n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Mannar n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Vavuniya n.a. n.a. n.a. 13.3 12.1 22.4 86.7 4.6 83.9
Mullativu n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Eastern Batticaloa 95.3 0.2 3.8 12.3 7.1 15.2 97.7 14 73.4
Ampara 98 0.5 1.4 8.8 11.9 10.6 95 4.3 76.4
Trincomalee 6.6 3.2 10 95.1 8.9 81.1
North Western Kurunegala 98.7 0.5 0.6 8 13.8 11.4 90.2 1.8 77.3
Puttalam 95.2 0.6 3.7 17.1 9.3 21.1 93.8 6.3 76.5
North Central Anuradhapura 99.5 0.4 0.2 8.2 23.7 10.6 91 1.6 74.7
Polonnaruwa 99.6 0.2 0 7.2 18.8 13.6 93.2 0.6 82.2
Uva Badulla 84.5 14.7 0.7 5.5 23.9 32.2 59.1 1.3 84.5
Monaragala 97.8 1.4 0.7 8.6 23.9 6.8 89.6 0.9 68.5
Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura 90.1 9.4 0.6 11.5 14.1 17.5 67.6 1.1 73.1
Kegalle 93.7 5.8 0.2 12.8 10.4 15.4 74.1 0.7 87
Sources: Department of Census and Statistics of Sri Lanka 2011c and 2011d.
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