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The districts of Sri Lanka as well as all cities (i.e. municipal councils and urban councils) of more than 20,000 inhabitants.
The northern and eastern districts (with a Tamil majority) were not or only partially enumerated during the 2001 census.
Districts
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | A (kmē) | Cf 1981-03-17 r | Cf 2001-07-17 r | Cp 2012-03-20 r | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Ampara | AMP | Ampara | 4,415 | 383,275 | 592,596 | 645,825 |
| i | Anuradhapura | ANU | Anuradhapura | 7,179 | 575,546 | 742,535 | 855,562 |
| i | Badulla | BAD | Badulla | 2,861 | 620,839 | 778,422 | 811,225 |
| i | Batticaloa | BAT | Batticaloa | 2,854 | 329,343 | ... | 525,186 |
| i | Colombo | COL | Colombo | 699 | 1,675,847 | 2,239,696 | 2,323,826 |
| i | Galle | GAL | Galle | 1,652 | 805,403 | 989,769 | 1,059,046 |
| i | Gampaha | GAM | Gampaha | 1,387 | 1,367,813 | 2,060,470 | 2,298,588 |
| i | Hambantota | HAM | Hambantota | 2,609 | 421,277 | 525,913 | 595,877 |
| i | Jaffna | JAF | Jaffna | 1,025 | 734,474 | ... | 583,071 |
| i | Kalutara | KAL | Kalutara | 1,598 | 823,964 | 1,065,635 | 1,214,880 |
| i | Kandy | KAN | Kandy | 1,940 | 1,032,335 | 1,276,202 | 1,368,216 |
| i | Kegalle | KEG | Kegalle | 1,693 | 678,456 | 784,371 | 837,179 |
| i | Kilinochchi | KIL | Kilinochchi | 1,279 | 90,778 | ... | 112,872 |
| i | Kurunegala | KUR | Kurunegala | 4,816 | 1,198,795 | 1,458,385 | 1,611,407 |
| i | Mannar | MAN | Mannar | 1,996 | 105,276 | ... | 99,063 |
| i | Matale | MTL | Matale | 1,993 | 352,335 | 439,031 | 482,348 |
| i | Matara | MTR | Matara | 1,283 | 642,235 | 760,990 | 810,703 |
| i | Moneragala | MON | Moneragala | 5,639 | 269,684 | 396,521 | 448,194 |
| i | Mullaitivu | MUL | Mullaitivu | 2,617 | 73,886 | ... | 92,228 |
| i | Nuwara Eliya | NUW | Nuwara Eliya | 1,741 | 583,716 | 702,689 | 706,210 |
| i | Polonnaruwa | POL | Polonnaruwa | 3,293 | 253,411 | 358,804 | 403,859 |
| i | Puttalam | PUT | Puttalam | 3,072 | 485,619 | 709,002 | 760,778 |
| i | Ratnapura | RAT | Ratnapura | 3,275 | 797,927 | 1,016,221 | 1,082,299 |
| i | Trincomalee | TRI | Trincomalee | 2,727 | 250,771 | ... | 376,366 |
| i | Vavuniya | VAV | Vavuniya | 1,967 | 93,694 | ... | 172,789 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Colombo | 65,610 | ... | ... | 20,274,179 |
- Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (web).
Principal Cities
| Name | Adm. | C Cf 2001-07-17 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo | COL | 647,100 |
| 2 | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia | COL | 210,546 |
| 3 | Moratuwa | COL | 177,563 |
| 4 | Negombo | GAM | 121,701 |
| 5 | Sri Jayawardenepura | COL | 116,366 |
| 6 | Kandy | KAN | 109,343 |
| 7 | Kalmunai | AMP | 94,579 |
| 8 | Galle | GAL | 90,270 |
| 9 | Batticaloa | BAT | 80,313 |
Cities
| Name | Status | Adm. | C Cf 1981-03-17 | C Cf 2001-07-17 | C Ep 2007-07-01 | C Cp 2007-10-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Ambalangoda | UC | GAL | 15,560 | 19,720 | ... | ... |
| i | Ampara | UC | AMP | 16,213 | 17,957 | 18,672 | 21,713 |
| i | Anuradhapura | MC | ANU | 35,981 | 53,151 | 81,522 | ... |
| i | Avissawella | UC | COL | 14,150 | 21,597 | ... | ... |
| i | Badulla | MC | BAD | 33,068 | 41,005 | 42,923 | ... |
| i | Batticaloa | MC | BAT | 42,963 | 80,313 | 81,674 | 88,459 |
| i | Beruwala | UC | KAL | 26,320 | 33,053 | ... | ... |
| i | Chavakachcheri | UC | JAF | ... | ... | ... | 15,478 |
| i | Chilaw | UC | PUT | 20,810 | 24,105 | ... | ... |
| i | Colombo | MC | COL | 587,647 | 647,100 | 672,743 | ... |
| i | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia | MC | COL | 173,529 | 210,546 | 219,827 | ... |
| i | Galle | MC | GAL | 76,863 | 90,270 | 95,012 | ... |
| i | Gampaha | MC | GAM | 10,656 | 57,461 | 59,738 | ... |
| i | Gampola | UC | KAN | 21,224 | 24,283 | ... | ... |
| i | Hambantota | UC | HAM | 8,577 | 11,134 | ... | ... |
| i | Ja-Ela | UC | GAM | 24,485 | 30,910 | ... | ... |
| i | Jaffna | MC | JAF | 118,224 | ... | 151,612 | 78,781 |
| i | Kalmunai (incl. Sainthamarathu) | MC | AMP | 22,825 | 94,579 | 106,358 | 97,024 |
| i | Kalutara | UC | KAL | 31,503 | 37,451 | ... | ... |
| i | Kandy | MC | KAN | 97,872 | 109,343 | 121,286 | ... |
| i | Kattankudy | UC | BAT | 17,500 | 34,749 | 41,126 | 39,523 |
| i | Katunayake (Seeduwa-Katunayake) | UC | GAM | 31,491 | 73,316 | ... | ... |
| i | Kegalle (Kegalla) | UC | KEG | 15,016 | 17,139 | 18,113 | ... |
| i | Kilinochchi | KIL | 15,300 | ... | ... | ... | |
| i | Kinniya | UC | TRI | ... | ... | ... | 35,645 |
| i | Kolonnawa | UC | COL | 41,005 | 55,341 | ... | ... |
| i | Kurunegala | MC | KUR | 26,198 | 28,401 | 30,324 | ... |
| i | Mannar | MAN | 13,931 | ... | ... | ... | |
| i | Matale | MC | MTL | 29,752 | 36,451 | 36,989 | ... |
| i | Matara | MC | MTR | 38,843 | 76,254 | 74,297 | ... |
| i | Moneragala | MON | 6,000 | ... | ... | ... | |
| i | Moratuwa | MC | COL | 134,826 | 177,563 | 185,668 | ... |
| i | Mullaitivu | MUL | 7,200 | ... | ... | ... | |
| i | Negombo | MC | GAM | 60,762 | 121,701 | 150,364 | ... |
| i | Nuwara Eliya | MC | NUW | 20,471 | 25,388 | 37,539 | ... |
| i | Panadura | UC | KAL | 31,090 | 33,432 | ... | ... |
| i | Peliyagoda | UC | GAM | 25,466 | 29,880 | ... | ... |
| i | Point Pedro | UC | JAF | ... | ... | ... | 12,056 |
| i | Polonnaruwa | POL | 11,800 | ... | ... | ... | |
| i | Puttalam | UC | PUT | 21,586 | 41,761 | ... | ... |
| i | Ratnapura | MC | RAT | 37,497 | 46,183 | 48,412 | ... |
| i | Sri Jayawardenepura (Kotte) | MC | COL | 101,039 | 116,366 | 121,370 | ... |
| i | Trincomalee | UC | TRI | 44,313 | ... | ... | 51,624 |
| i | Valvettithurai | UC | JAF | ... | ... | ... | 6,617 |
| i | Vavuniya | UC | VAV | 18,512 | 53,143 | 52,487 | ... |
| i | Wattala-Mabola | UC | GAM | 20,000 | 28,852 | ... | ... |
| i | Weligama | UC | MTR | 17,720 | 21,783 | ... | ... |
- (1981) mainly: Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (web).
(2001) Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (web); the italic numbers indicate provisional results.
(Ep 2007) Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (web).
(Cp 2007) Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka (web); preliminary results of a special enumeration.