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Polonnaruwa

District in Sri Lanka

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NameStatusNativePopulation
Census
2001-07-17
Population
Census
2012-03-20
Population
Census
2024-12-19
PolonnaruwaDistrictපොළොන්නරුව / பொலன்னறுவை358,984406,088447,530
DimbulagalaDivisional Secretariatදිඹුලාගල / திம்புலாகல63,34979,66185,907
ElaheraDivisional Secretariatඇලහැර / எலஹர39,90843,91548,565
HingurakgodaDivisional Secretariatහිඟුරක්ගොඩ / ஹிங்குரக்கொட60,86964,28970,651
LankapuraDivisional Secretariatලංකාපුර / லங்காபுர33,67636,45239,673
MedirigiriyaDivisional Secretariatමැදිරිගිරිය / மதிரிகிரிய57,89965,57572,482
ThamankaduwaDivisional Secretariatතමන්කඩුව / தமன்கடுவ74,22482,42692,056
WelikandaDivisional Secretariatවැලිකන්ද / வலிகந்த29,05933,77038,196
Sri LankaRepublicශ්‍රී ලංකාව / இலங்கை18,797,25720,359,43921,781,800

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)
Males219,686
Females227,844
Age Groups (C 2024)
0-14 years101,284
15-64 years297,735
65+ years48,511
Ethnic Group (C 2024)
Sinhalese402,785
Sri Lankan Tamil7,394
Indian Tamil94
Sri Lankan Moor36,864
Other ethnic group393
Religion (C 2024)
Buddhists399,488
Hindus7,215
Muslims37,097
Christians3,646
Other religion84

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