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	Table  09   (Geo., Topography )
	Extent  of Coastal Habitats by District  (ha.)									,
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District	Mangroves	Salt Marshes	Dunes	Beaches,           Barrier  Beaches,      Spits	Lagoons Basin Estuaries	Other Water Bodies	Marshes
Colombo	-	-	-	112	-	412	15
Gampaha	122	497	-	207	3,442	205	1,604
Puttalam	2,264	3,461	2,689	2,772	39,119	3,428	2,515
Mannar	1,261	5,179	1,458	912	3,828	2,371	308
Kilinochchi	312	4,975	509	420	11,917	1,256	1,046
Jaffna	260	4,963	2,145	1,103	45,525	1,862	149
Mullativu	463	517	-	864	9,233	570	194
Trincomalee	1,491	1,401	-	671	18,317	2,180	1,129
Batticaloa	1,421	2,196	-	1,489	13,682	2,365	968
Ampara	292	127	357	1,398	7,235	1,171	894
Hambanthota	539	318	444	1,099	4,488	1,526	200
Matara	6	-	-	191	-	234	80
Galle	187	185	-	485	1,144	783	561
Kalutara	70	-	4	77	87	476	91
© ２００４， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Revised Coastal Zone Management Plan, Sri Lanka 1997, Coast Conservation Department
Revised:  2003(y)/12(m)/01(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The former Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.