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Sabaragamuwa Province

Province of Sri Lanka

Summary

Province of Sri Lanka

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சப்ரகமுவ மாகாணம்
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established_titleCreated
established_date1889
established_title1Admitted
established_date114 November 1987
seat_typeCapital
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leader_titleGovernor
leader_nameChampa Janaki Rajaratne
leader_title1Chief Minister
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area_total_km24968
area_rank8th (7.46% of total area)
population_total1918880
population_rank5th (9.63% of total pop.)
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demographics1_footnotes(2012 census)
demographics1_title1Sinhalese
demographics1_info11,666,180 (86.4%)
demographics1_title2Indian Tamil
demographics1_info2105,872 (5.49%)
demographics1_title3Sri Lankan Moors
demographics1_info382,343 (4.27%)
demographics1_title4Sri Lankan Tamil
demographics1_info472,298 (3.75%)
demographics1_title5Other
demographics1_info51,962 (0.09%)
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demographics2_title1Buddhist
demographics2_info11,653,381 (85.73%)
demographics2_title2Hindu
demographics2_info2156,312 (8.1%)
demographics2_title3Muslim
demographics2_info385,610 (4.44%)
demographics2_title4Christian
demographics2_info433,219 (1.72%)
demographics2_title5Other/None
demographics2_info5133 (0.006%)
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சப்ரகமுவ மாகாணம்

The Sabaragamuwa Province (, , ) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. Ratnapura is the capital of the province.

History

The provinces of Sri Lanka were created by the British in the 19th century, but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils.

The province is named after its former indigenous inhabitants, namely the Sabara, an Indic term for hunter-gatherer tribes, a term seldom used in ancient Sri Lanka.

The Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka is located in the town of Belihuloya, and was founded in 1991.

Geography

The province has an area of 4,968 km2 and a population of 1,918,880. Major towns include Ratnapura and Kegalle.

Demographics

Ethnic groups

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The Sinhalese are the majority ethnic group of the Sabaragamuwa province. Additionally, there are sizeable minority populations of Indian Tamils, Moors and Sri Lankan Tamils.

Ethnic groupPopulation%Total1,918,880100.00%
Sinhalese1,666,18086.4%
Indian Tamils105,8725.49%
Sri Lankan Moors82,3434.27%
Sri Lankan Tamils72,2983.75%
Others1,9620.09%

Religion

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ReligionCensus 1981Census 2001Census 2012Population%Population%Population%Total1,482,031100%1,801,331100%1,928,655100%
Buddhism1,259,39684.98%1,547,76985.77%1,653,38185.73%
Hinduism146,0109.86%148,4008.2%156,3128.1%
Islam51,2483.46%73,5764%85,6104.44%
Christianity24,8921.67%30,9942%33,2191.72%
Others/None4850.03%5920.03%1330.006%

Administrative divisions

Main article: Districts of Sri Lanka, Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka, List of cities in Sri Lanka

Sabaragamuwa is divided into two districts and 28 divisional secretariats.

Districts

DistrictCapitalArea (km2)Population
Kegalle DistrictKegalle1,693837,179
Ratnapura DistrictRatnapura3,2751,088,007

Major population centres

Main article: List of settlements in Sabaragamuwa Province

  • Ratnapura
  • Balangoda
  • Embilipitiya
  • Kegalle
  • Bulathkohupitiya
  • Belihuloya
  • Eheliyagoda
  • Kalawana
  • Kuruwita
  • Mawanella
  • Aranayaka
  • Rakwana
  • Imbulpe
  • Deraniyagala
  • Ambepussa
  • Rambukkana
  • Kitulgala
  • Panamure
  • Godakawela
  • Yatiyanthota
  • Karawanalla
  • Ruwanwella
  • Aguruwalla
  • Dehiowita

References

References

  1. "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  2. "A3 : Population by religion according to districts, 2012". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  3. "Sri Lanka.pdf". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  4. "Computer Literacy Statistics-2020 (Annual)". Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  5. "Provinces of Sri Lanka". Statoids.
  6. "Provincial Councils". [[Government of Sri Lanka]].
  7. (2024). "Population by ethnicity according to Divisional Secretariat Divisions, 2024".
  8. (2024). "Population by religion according to Divisional Secretariat Divisions, 2024".
  9. "Population by religion and district, census 1981, 2001, 2012". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  10. "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 - Table A4: Population by district, religion and sex". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  11. "Population by religion and district, census 1981, 2001, 2012". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  12. "Population by religion and district, census 1981, 2001, 2012". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  13. "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 - Table A4: Population by district, religion and sex". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
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