Gampaha District (Sinhala: ගම්පහ දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: கம்பகா மாவட்டம்) is a district in Western Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,386.6 km². Gampaha district was declared as a new administrative district, separated from Colombo District in 1978. Gampaha district is bounded by Kurunegala and Puttalam districts from north, Kegalle District from east, Colombo District from south and by the Indian ocean from west. The exact margins of the district are "Maha oya" brook from North, "Kelani" river from south and 1000ft contour line from east.
Gampaha district consist of 13 electorate divisions, including 2 municipal councils, 5 urban councils, 12 Pradeshiya Sabas (Rural council) and 1177 "Grama Niladari" (Village Officer) divisions. In 2001, total population in the district was 2,066,096.
| Ethnic groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese | 1,877,545 | (90.98%) | |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 78,705 | (3.81%) | |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 65,302 | (3.16%) | |
| Sri Lankan Malay | 13,683 | (0.66%) | |
| Burgher | 11,093 | (0.54%) | |
| Indian Tamil | 7,621 | (0.37%) | |
| Other | 9,735 | (0.47%) | |
| Religions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhism | 1,479,955 | (71.71%) | |
| Roman Catholic | 418,286 | (20.27%) | |
| Islam | 93,496 | (4.53%) | |
| Other Christian | 28,361 | (1.37%) | |
| Hinduism | 42,356 | (2.05%) | |
| Other | 1,230 | (0.06%) | |
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