Colombo District
Colombo District (Sinhala: කොළඹ දිස්ත්රික්කය; Tamil: கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் Koḻumpu Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions of the country.
Colombo District
කොළඹ දිස්ත්රික්කය கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் | |
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 Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 06°52′N 80°01′E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western |
| Capital | Colombo |
| DS Division | List
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | Pradeep Yasaratne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 699 km2 (270 sq mi) |
| • Land | 676 km2 (261 sq mi) |
| • Water | 23 km2 (9 sq mi) 3.29% |
| • Rank | 25th (1.07% of total area) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,309,809 |
| • Rank | 1st (11.40% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census)[2] | |
| • Sinhalese | 1,771,319 (76.69%) |
| • Sri Lankan Moors | 242,728 (10.51%) |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 231,318 (10.01%) |
| • Indian Tamil | 27,336 (1.18%) |
| • Other | 37,108 (1.61%) |
| Religion (2012 census) | |
| • Buddhist | 1,631,999 (70.66%) |
| • Muslim | 271,719 (11.76%) |
| • Christian | 220,711 (9.56%) |
| • Hindu | 182,342 (7.89%) |
| • Other | 3,038 (0.13%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 00000-10999 |
| Telephone Codes | 011, 036 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-11 |
| Vehicle registration | WP |
| Official Languages | Sinhala, Tamil |
| Website | Colombo District Secretariat |
Geography
Colombo District is in the south west of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 699 square kilometres (270 sq mi).[1]
References
- "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
- "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- "Census of Population Sri Lanka 1971 - General Report". Census of Population & Housing, 1971. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. p. 29. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- "Population by ethnic group and district, Census 1981, 2001" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-15.
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