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  Estimated Mid Year Population by District:  Sri Lanka 
 

1971 - 1980   &  1981 - 1994

 

District

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

Colombo

2655

2708

2757

2797

2838

2882

2926

2974

1696

1726

Gampaha

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1329

1347

Kalutara

725

739

753

764

774

784

795

808

822

836

Kandy

1180

1204

1225

1243

1250

1263

1273

1289

1217

1234

Matale

313

319

325

330

335

341

347

354

362

369

Nuwara-Eliya

447

456

465

471

470

470

467

468

561

562

Galle

730

745

758

770

780

789

802

814

828

841

Matara

583

594

605

614

625

636

648

660

674

688

Hambantota

338

345

351

356

364

372

380

388

398

408

Jaffna

697

711

724

734

752

767

786

802

820

838

Kilinochchi

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Mannar

77

79

80

83

85

86

88

90

87

90

Vavuniya

95

97

98

100

103

105

108

111

71

74

Mullativu

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

51

53

Batticaloa

255

260

265

269

276

283

291

299

308

318

Amparai

271

276

281

285

292

299

307

315

324

333

Trincomalee

187

191

194

197

203

209

216

223

231

239

Kurunagala

1019

1039

1058

1074

1096

1117

1137

1159

1185

1208

Puttalam

376

384

390

396

406

416

426

437

449

461

Anuradhapura

386

394

401

407

419

431

444

458

473

488

Polonnaruwa

163

166

169

171

176

180

185

190

195

201

Badulla

611

624

635

644

648

656

660

666

672

680

Moneragala

192

196

199

202

208

214

221

228

236

244

Ratnapura

657

670

682

692

703

716

727

740

755

771

Kegalle

651

664

676

685

693

701

708

717

727

737

Sri Lanka

12608

12861

13091

13284

13496

13717

13942

14190

14471

14746

 

1981 - 1994

District

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990*

1991*

1992*

1993*

1994

Colombo

1758

1737

1763

1785

1812

1840

1867

1891

1915

1935

1965

1994

2026

2057

Gampaha

1364

1413

1428

1440

1454

1467

1481

1494

1506

1518

1532

1543

1555

1708

Kalutara

852

846

857

867

879

891

903

914

925

934

945

952

961

938

Kandy

1244

1144

1150

1150

1162

1185

1200

1214

1227

1236

1258

1257

1269

1221

Matale

376

367

373

377

383

392

398

405

410

414

421

423

429

423

Nuwara-Eliya

559

517

508

498

500

513

520

525

531

530

541

533

535

671

Galle

855

833

845

857

870

883

897

910

922

932

946

958

971

955

Matara

703

663

677

689

703

718

731

744

757

765

776

786

797

754

Hambantota

419

438

448

458

468

477

486

494

502

510

517

524

531

516

Jaffna

856

852

869

883

899

822

836

844

856

863

871

875

879

896

Kilinochchi

-

-

-

-

-

94

96

99

101

99

101

104

107

-

Mannar

93

111

113

116

118

120

122

124

127

129

132

134

137

140

Vavuniya

77

100

102

104

106

107

109

110

112

114

114

115

117

119

Mullativu

55

80

81

83

85

87

89

90

91

91

92

94

96

..

Batticaloa

328

343

352

361

370

378

386

393

401

409

417

425

433

..

Amparai

342

402

412

422

432

444

452

461

470

474

482

492

501

..

Trincomalee

247

267

275

281

287

292

297

302

307

311

315

319

323

..

Kurunagala

1231

1245

1269

1289

1310

1333

1354

1373

1391

1410

1428

1445

1462

1378

Puttalam

473

510

521

530

540

552

562

571

580

589

598

607

617

601

Anuradhapura

504

608

622

636

647

660

671

682

694

705

716

728

741

676

Polonnaruwa

207

271

277

283

289

295

299

304

310

314

319

325

329

332

Badulla

682

649

650

647

651

667

678

689

698

701

718

716

724

750

Moneragala

252

291

298

305

312

320

327

334

340

344

351

356

361

365

Ratnapura

787

815

827

837

852

870

885

899

913

923

941

948

960

917

Kegalle

746

694

700

705

712

720

727

733

739

743

751

752

758

760

Sri Lanka

15010

15196

15417

15603

15841

16127

16373

16601

16825

16993

17247

17405

17619

17556

 

Source : Department of Census & Statistics, Statistical Abstracts, 1982,1986,1993,1995

Note : Gampaha and Mullaitivu are two new districts which have been carved out in terms of constitutional changes promulgated in September 1978

Note : Kilinochchi District is listed but no data given

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