Kandy District Explained

Kandy District
Native Name:	Sinhala; Sinhalese: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்
Type:	Administrative District
Coordinates:	7.25°N 125°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Sri Lanka
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Central Province
Parts Type:	Divisions
Parts Style:	list
P1:	Divisional Secretariats 20
P2:	Grama Niladhari: 1,188
Established Title:	Created
Seat Type:	Largest City
Seat:	Kandy
Leader Title:	District Secretary
Leader Name:	Mr. Chandana Tennakoon
Leader Title1:	Local
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	1,940
Area Land Km2:	1,917
Area Water Km2:	23
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	1,369,899
Population As Of:	2012
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	Sri Lanka
Utc Offset1:	+05:30
Iso Code:	LK-21
Website:	District Secretariat - Kandy
Population Urban:	170,544 (12.4%)
Population Rural:	1,119,221 (81.4%)
Seat1 Type:	Large Towns

Kandy District (Sinhala; Sinhalese: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka.^[2] Its area is 1,940  km² (750 sq mi).

Administrative divisions

	Area (km^2) ^[3]	Population (2019 Census)^[4]	Population Density (/km^2)
	31	68,018	2,194
	49	32,557	664
	95	53,475	563
	94	59,281	631
Gagawata Korale^[5]	59	170,118	2,883
	49	94,604	1,931
	62	32,172	519
	81	136,332	1,683
	196	65,482	334
	250	55,665	223
	93	28,210	303
	122	64,284	527
	51	95,192	1,867
	84	62,429	743
	59	62,135	1,053
	54	40,386	748
	94	98,401	1,047
	277	24,145	87
	68	118,988	1,750
	72	113,755	1,580
align=left colspan=1	Total	1,940	1,475,627	761

Ethnic groups and religion

Auto Percent:	true
Round:	2
Type:	Ethnic groups
Group1:	Sinhalese
Pop1:	947,900
Group2:	Sri Lankan Moor
Pop2:	169,968
Group3:	Indian Tamil
Pop3:	103,622
Group4:	Sri Lankan Tamil
Pop4:	52,052
Group5:	Sri Lankan Malay
Pop5:	2,668
Group6:	Burgher
Pop6:	2,128
Group7:	Other
Pop7:	2,609

Auto Percent:	true
Round:	2
Type:	Religions
Group1:	Buddhism
Pop1:	937,001
Group2:	Islam
Pop2:	179,590
Group3:	Hinduism
Pop3:	134,438
Group4:	Roman Catholic
Pop4:	23,232
Group5:	Other Christian
Pop5:	10,330
Group6:	Other
Pop6:	437

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

• Peradeniya
• Katugastota
• Pallekele

Big towns

• Gampola urban council
• Nawalapitiya UC

Other towns

• Akurana
• Alawatugoda
• Ankubura
• Ambatenna
• Daskara
• Daulagala
• Galagedara
• Galhinna
• Gelioya
• Hanguranketa
• Hapugastalawa
• Kadugannawa UC
• Katugastota
• Kundasale
• Madawala
• Menikdiwela
• Pilimatalawa
• Pussellawa
• Talatuoya
• Teldeniya
• Ulapane
• Watadeniya
• Wattegama UC
• Welamboda
• Weligalla
• Udadumbara

Notes and References

1. Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
2. Web site: District Secretariat - Kandy. 2021-01-18. www.kandy.dist.gov.lk.
3. Web site: Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division . Statistical Abstract 2019 . Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210118063119/http://www.statistics.gov.lk/statistical%20Hbook/2020/Kandy/Tab2.4.1.pdf . 2021-01-18 .
4. Web site: Population and Population Density by D.S. Division - 2019. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
5. Web site: Administrative Structure by D.S. Division - 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118070941/http://www.statistics.gov.lk/statistical%20Hbook/2020/Kandy/Tab1.1.pdf. 2021-01-18. 2021-01-18.