Gampaha District
Gampaha District (Sinhala: ගම්පහ දිස්ත්රික්කය gampaha distrikkaya, Tamil: கம்பஹா மாவட்டம் Kampakai Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. It is the second most populous district of Sri Lanka after Colombo District. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the town of Gampaha. The district was carved out of the northern part of Colombo District in September 1978.
Gampaha District
ගම්පහ දිස්ත්රික්කය கம்பஹா மாவட்டம் | |
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Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 07°08′N 80°00′E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western |
| Created | September 1978 |
| Capital | Gampaha |
| DS Division | List
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | Sunil Jayalath |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,387 km2 (536 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,341 km2 (518 sq mi) |
| • Water | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) 3.32% |
| • Rank | 21st (2.11% of total area) |
| Population (2021 census) | |
| • Total | 2,443,000 |
| • Rank | 2nd (11.32% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census) | |
| • Sinhalese | 2,079,115 (90.61%) |
| • Sri Lankan Moors | 95,501 (4.16%) |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 80,071 (3.49%) |
| • Malays | 11,658 (0.51%) |
| • Other | 28,296 (1.23%) |
| Religion (2012 census) | |
| • Buddhist | 1,640,166 (71.48%) |
| • Christian | 486,173 (21.19%) |
| • Muslim | 114,851 (5.01%) |
| • Hindu | 52,221 (2.28%) |
| • Other | 1,230 (0.05%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 11000-11999 |
| Telephone Codes | 011, 031, 033 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-12 |
| Vehicle registration | WP |
| Official Languages | Sinhala, Tamil |
| Website | Gampaha District Secretariat |
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