Galle
District in Sri Lanka
Contents: Subdivision
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| Name | Status | Native | Population Census 2001-07-17 | Population Census 2012-03-20 | Population Census 2024-12-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galle | District | ගාල්ල / காலி | 990,487 | 1,063,334 | 1,097,372 | |
| Akmeemana | Divisional Secretariat | අක්මීමණ / அக்மீமன | 63,881 | 77,776 | 86,136 | → |
| Ambalangoda | Divisional Secretariat | අම්බලන්ගොඩ / அம்பலங்கொட | ... | 56,961 | 59,617 | → |
| Baddegama | Divisional Secretariat | බද්දේගම / பத்தேகம | ... | 48,057 | 50,956 | → |
| Balapitiya | Divisional Secretariat | බලපිටිය / பலபிடிய | 65,346 | 67,432 | 68,150 | → |
| Benthota [Bentota] | Divisional Secretariat | බෙන්තොට / பெந்தொட | 46,442 | 49,975 | 49,650 | → |
| Bope-Poddala | Divisional Secretariat | බෝපෙ-පෝද්දල / போபே-போத்தல | 41,612 | 50,331 | 57,890 | → |
| Elpitiya | Divisional Secretariat | ඇල්පිටිය / எல்பிடிய | 60,292 | 64,726 | 66,671 | → |
| Galle Four Gravets [Kadawath Sathra] | Divisional Secretariat | ගාල්ල කඩවත් සතර / காலி | 103,246 | 101,749 | 108,321 | → |
| Gonapinuwala [Gonapeenuwala] | Divisional Secretariat | ගෝනපීනුවල / கோனபீனுவல | ... | 21,755 | 23,271 | → |
| Habaraduwa | Divisional Secretariat | හබරාදූව / ஹபராதுவ | 59,041 | 62,389 | 63,302 | → |
| Hikkaduwa | Divisional Secretariat | හික්කඩුව / ஹிக்கடுவ | ... | 27,075 | 26,216 | → |
| Imaduwa | Divisional Secretariat | ඉමදූව / இமதுவ | 39,944 | 44,880 | 48,204 | → |
| Karandeniya | Divisional Secretariat | කරන්දෙණිය / கரன்தெணிய | 56,128 | 62,498 | 63,862 | → |
| Madampagama [← Hikkaduwa] | Divisional Secretariat | මාදම්පාගම / மாதம்பாகம | ... | 33,935 | 33,408 | → |
| Nagoda | Divisional Secretariat | නාගොඩ / நாகொட | 52,414 | 53,829 | 52,031 | → |
| Neluwa | Divisional Secretariat | නෙළුව / நெழுவ | 27,501 | 28,640 | 27,746 | → |
| Niyagama | Divisional Secretariat | නියාගම / நியாகம | 34,330 | 35,574 | 35,751 | → |
| Rathgama [← Hikkaduwa] | Divisional Secretariat | රත්ගම / ரத்கம | ... | 40,899 | 41,456 | → |
| Thawalama | Divisional Secretariat | තවලම / தவலம | 31,803 | 32,609 | 30,989 | → |
| Wanduramba [← Baddegama] | Divisional Secretariat | වඳුරඹ / வந்துரம்ப | ... | 26,951 | 27,702 | → |
| Welivitiya-Divithura | Divisional Secretariat | වැලිවිටිය-දිවිතුර / வெலிவிடிய- திவிதுர | 26,599 | 29,347 | 29,356 | → |
| Yakkalamulla | Divisional Secretariat | යක්කලමුල්ල / யக்கலமுல்ல | 43,638 | 45,946 | 46,687 | → |
| Sri Lanka | Republic | ශ්රී ලංකාව / இலங்கை | 18,797,257 | 20,359,439 | 21,781,800 |
Source: Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
Explanation: The area figures of divisional secretariats are calculated from geospatial data.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 527,640 |
| Females | 569,732 |
| Age Groups (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 218,808 |
| 15-64 years | 721,642 |
| 65+ years | 156,922 |
| Ethnic Group (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Sinhalese | 1,030,354 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 17,600 |
| Indian Tamil | 2,883 |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 45,672 |
| Other ethnic group | 863 |
| Religion (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Buddhists | 1,026,031 |
| Hindus | 15,600 |
| Muslims | 46,038 |
| Christians | 9,584 |
| Other religion | 119 |