Ampara
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampara | District | අම්පාර / அம்பாறை | 592,997 | 649,402 | 744,551 | |
| Addalachchenai | Divisional Secretariat | අඩ්ඩාලච්චේන / அட்டாளைச்சேனை | 36,020 | 41,968 | 53,214 | → |
| Akkaraipattu | Divisional Secretariat | අක්කරපත්තුව / அக்கரைப்பற்று | 34,939 | 39,166 | 44,979 | → |
| Alayadiwembu | Divisional Secretariat | අලයාඩිවෙම්බු / ஆலயடிவேம்பு | 22,627 | 22,458 | 24,838 | → |
| Ampara | Divisional Secretariat | අම්පාර / அம்பாறை | 38,166 | 43,829 | 47,868 | → |
| Damana | Divisional Secretariat | දමන / தமன | 35,343 | 38,692 | 40,325 | → |
| Dehiattakandiya | Divisional Secretariat | දෙහිඅත්තකණ්ඩිය / தெகித்தகண்டிய | 63,908 | 60,178 | 67,274 | → |
| Eragama [Irakkamam] | Divisional Secretariat | ඉරක්කාමම් / இறக்காமம் | 11,344 | 14,383 | 17,671 | → |
| Kalmunai | Divisional Secretariat | කල්මුණේ / கல்முனை | ... | 44,632 | 52,798 | → |
| Kalmunai North [← Kalmunai] | Divisional Secretariat | කල්මුණේ උතුර උප / கல்முனை வடக்கு உப | ... | 29,800 | 31,556 | → |
| Karativu [Karaitheevu] | Divisional Secretariat | කාරෙයිතීවු / காரைதீவூ | 16,365 | 16,839 | 19,493 | → |
| Lahugala | Divisional Secretariat | ලාහුගල / லாகுகல | 7,623 | 8,914 | 10,416 | → |
| Mahaoya | Divisional Secretariat | මහඔය / மஹா ஓயா | 18,123 | 20,828 | 23,715 | → |
| Navithanveli | Divisional Secretariat | නාවිදන්වැලි / நாவிதன்வெளி | 17,065 | 18,727 | 21,856 | → |
| Ninthavur | Divisional Secretariat | නින්දවුර් / நிந்தவ+ர் | 24,625 | 26,361 | 30,671 | → |
| Padiyathalawa | Divisional Secretariat | පදියතලාව / படியத்தலாவ | 15,971 | 18,290 | 20,834 | → |
| Pothuvil | Divisional Secretariat | පොතුවිල් / பொத்துவில் | 28,480 | 34,809 | 42,908 | → |
| Sainthamarathu [Sainthamaruthu] | Divisional Secretariat | සායින්දමරුතු / சாய்ந்தமருது | 24,114 | 25,461 | 29,873 | → |
| Sammanthurai [Samanthurai] | Divisional Secretariat | සමන්තුරේ / சம்மாந்துறை | 51,510 | 60,465 | 72,794 | → |
| Thirukkovil | Divisional Secretariat | තිරුක්කෝවිල් / திருக்கோவில் | 23,700 | 25,277 | 29,252 | → |
| Uhana | Divisional Secretariat | උහන / உஹன | 52,609 | 58,325 | 62,216 | → |
| 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 | 354,018 |
| Females | 390,533 |
| Age Groups (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 189,975 |
| 15-64 years | 490,968 |
| 65+ years | 63,608 |
| Ethnic Group (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Sinhalese | 276,583 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 125,751 |
| Indian Tamil | 664 |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 339,290 |
| Other ethnic group | 2,263 |
| Religion (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Buddhists | 276,176 |
| Hindus | 114,586 |
| Muslims | 339,896 |
| Christians | 13,837 |
| Other religion | 56 |