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Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.

^ "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division" (PDF).Ceylon Under the British (2nd (revised) ed.). ^ "What is the wealthiest city in Sri Lanka? (Official 2016 Dataset)".^ a b "A3 : Population by religion according to districts, 2012".^ a b c d "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012".^ a b "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF).The majority of the population are Sinhalese, with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population.Įthnicity Population of Colombo District by ethnic group 1946 to 2012 Year It has the highest population and population density in Sri Lanka. DS Divisionĭemographics Population Ĭolombo District's population was 2,309,809 in 2012.

The DS Divisions are further sub-divided into 566 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions). Administrative units Ĭolombo District is divided into 13 Divisional Secretary's Division (DS Divisions), each headed by a Divisional Secretary (previously known as an Assistant Government Agent). Parts of the district were transferred to newly created Gampaha District in September 1978.Ĭolombo District is located in the south west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 699 square kilometres (270 sq mi). At the time that Ceylon gained independence, Colombo was one of the two districts located in the Western Province. Colombo District, together with Kalutara, Puttalam, Seven Korales (present day Kurunegala District), Three Korales, Four Korales and Lower Bulatgama (present day Kegalle District) formed the new Western Province. In 1833, in accordance with the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission, the ethnic based administrative structures were unified into a single administration divided into five geographic provinces. Colombo District was part of the Low Country Sinhalese administration. They divided the island into three ethnic based administrative structures: Low Country Sinhalese, Kandyan Sinhalese and Tamil. In 1815 the British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon. The district then came under Portuguese, Dutch and British control. History Ĭolombo District was part of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Kotte. The district of Colombo was officially recorded in 2016 as having the highest income on average, per household. The capital of the district is the city of Colombo. 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. Colombo District ( Sinhala: කොළඹ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය kol̠am̆ba distrikkaya Tamil: கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் Koḻumpu Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.