Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province |
| District | Gampaha |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Secretary's Division |
| • Divisional Secretary | D. M. Rathnayake |
| Population | |
| • Total | 178,816 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
| Website | http://www.attanagalla.ds.gov.lk/ |
Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Gampaha District, of Western Province, Sri Lanka.The duties possessed by " Rate Mahattaya " have been entrusted with Divisional Revenues Officers in 1950 In forming Divisional Assistant Government Agent Attanagalla has become a Divisional Secretariat in 1972 which covers Attanagalla Electorate.
Administrative units
Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat which had possessed 86 Gama Niladhari Divisional at the beginning is now consisted of 151 Grama Niladhari Divisions(GN Divisions)[1] which is the highest number of GN divisions located in a Divisional secretariat in Sri Lanka for the time being.
Population
| DS Division | Main Town | Divisional Secretary | GN Divisions [1] |
Area (km2) [2] |
Population (2012 Census)[3] | Population Density (/km2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese | Sri Lankan Moors | Sri Lankan Tamil | Malays | Other | Total | ||||||
| Attanagalla | Attanagalla | D. M. Rathnayake | 151 | 149 | 154,969 | 21,389 | 927 | 657 | 874 | 178,816 | 1,200 |
References
- 1 2 "Grama Niladhari Divisions". Gampaha District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ↑ "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
- ↑ "A6 : Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
External links
- Attanagalla Divisional Secrertarat Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Divisional Secretariats Portal
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