Kandy District
මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
கண்டி மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted
Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E / 7.250°N 80.750°E / 7.250; 80.750
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
Largest CityKandy
Large Towns
List
Divisions
List
Government
 • District SecretaryMr. Chandana Tennakoon
 • Local
List
  • Municipal Councils: 1
  • Urban Councils: 3
  • Pradeishiya Sabhas: 17
Area
 • Administrative District1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
 • Land1,917 km2 (740 sq mi)
 • Water23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Administrative District1,369,899
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
170,544 (12.4%)
 • Rural
1,119,221 (81.4%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-21
WebsiteDistrict Secretariat - Kandy

Kandy District (Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka.[2] Its area is 1906.3 km².

Administrative divisions

DS Division Area
(km2)
[3]		 Population (2019 Census)[4] Population
Density
(/km2)
Akurana3168,0182,194
Delthota4932,557664
Doluwa9553,475563
Ganga Ihala Korale9459,281631
Gagawata Korale[5]59170,1182,883
Harispattuwa4994,6041,931
Hatharaliyadda6232,172519
Kundasale81136,3321,683
Medadumbara - Teldeniya19665,482334
Minipe25055,665223
Panvila9328,210303
Pasbage Korale12264,284527
Pathadumbara5195,1921,867
Pathahewaheta8462,429743
Poojapitiya5962,1351,053
Thumpane5440,386748
Udapalatha9498,4011,047
Ududumbara27724,14587
Udunuwara68118,9881,750
Yatinuwara72113,7551,580
Total1,9401,475,627761

Ethnic groups and religion

Religion in Kandy District (2011)[1]

  Buddhism (73.4%)
  Islam (14.8%)
  Hinduism (9.8%)
  Christianity (2.5%)
Ethnic groups
Sinhalese 947,900 (74%)
Sri Lankan Moor 169,968 (13.27%)
Indian Tamil 103,622 (8.09%)
Sri Lankan Tamil 52,052 (4.06%)
Sri Lankan Malay 2,668 (0.21%)
Burgher 2,128 (0.17%)
Other 2,609 (0.2%)
Religions
Buddhism 937,001 (72.92%)
Islam 179,590 (13.98%)
Hinduism 134,438 (10.46%)
Roman Catholic 23,232 (1.81%)
Other Christian 10,330 (0.8%)
Other 437 (0.03%)

Major cities

City Population
Kandy 98,828
Gampola 38,871
Nawalapitiya 13,338
Teldeniya 13,059
Kadugannawa 12,654
Wattegama 8,157

Suburbs of city of Kandy

Big towns

Other towns

References

  1. 1 2 Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
  2. ↑ "District Secretariat - Kandy". www.kandy.dist.gov.lk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2019. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-18.
  4. ↑ "Population and Population Density by D.S. Division - 2019" (PDF). Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  5. ↑ "Administrative Structure by D.S. Division - 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  6. http://www.statistics.gov.lk/abstract2019/CHAP2/2.4


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