Kandy District

This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Kandy.
Kandy District
මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
கண்டி மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted
Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E / 7.250°N 80.750°E / 7.250; 80.750
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
Largest CityKandy
Large Towns
List
Divisions
List
Government
 • District SecretaryMr. Chandana Tennakoon
 • Local
List
  • Municipal Councils: 1
  • Urban Councils: 3
  • Pradeishiya Sabhas: 17
Area
1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
 • Land1,917 km2 (740 sq mi)
 • Water23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
1,369,899
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
170,544 (12.4%)
 • Rural
1,119,221 (81.4%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-21
WebsiteDistrict Secretariat - Kandy

Kandy District (Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka.[2] Its area is 1,940  km2 (750 sq mi).

Administrative divisions

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DS Division Area
(km2)
[3] 		Population (2019 Census)[4] Population
Density
(/km2)
Akurana 31 68,018 2,194
Delthota 49 32,557 664
Doluwa 95 53,475 563
Ganga Ihala Korale 94 59,281 631
Gagawata Korale[5] 59 170,118 2,883
Harispattuwa 49 94,604 1,931
Hatharaliyadda 62 32,172 519
Kundasale 81 136,332 1,683
Medadumbara - Teldeniya 196 65,482 334
Minipe 250 55,665 223
Panvila 93 28,210 303
Pasbage Korale 122 64,284 527
Pathadumbara 51 95,192 1,867
Pathahewaheta 84 62,429 743
Poojapitiya 59 62,135 1,053
Thumpane 54 40,386 748
Udapalatha 94 98,401 1,047
Ududumbara 277 24,145 87
Udunuwara 68 118,988 1,750
Yatinuwara 72 113,755 1,580
Total 1,940 1,475,627 761

Ethnic groups and religion

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Religion in Kandy District (2011)[1]

  Buddhism (73.4%)
  Islam (13.98%)
  Hinduism (10.46%)
  Christianity (2.5%)
Ethnic groups
Sinhalese 947,900 (74%)
Sri Lankan Moor 169,968 (13.27%)
Indian Tamil 103,622 (8.09%)
Sri Lankan Tamil 52,052 (4.06%)
Sri Lankan Malay 2,668 (0.21%)
Burgher 2,128 (0.17%)
Other 2,609 (0.2%)
Religions
Buddhism 937,001 (72.92%)
Islam 179,590 (13.98%)
Hinduism 134,438 (10.46%)
Roman Catholic 23,232 (1.81%)
Other Christian 10,330 (0.8%)
Other 437 (0.03%)

Major cities

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City Population
Kandy 98,828
Gampola 38,871
Nawalapitiya 13,338
Teldeniya 13,059
Kadugannawa 12,654
Wattegama 8,157

Suburbs of city of Kandy

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Big towns

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Other towns

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References

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  1. ^ a b Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011 Archived 2018-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "District Secretariat - Kandy". www.kandy.dist.gov.lk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  3. ^ "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2019. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-18.
  4. ^ "Population and Population Density by D.S. Division - 2019" (PDF). Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  5. ^ "Administrative Structure by D.S. Division - 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  6. ^ http://www.statistics.gov.lk/abstract2019/CHAP2/2.4


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