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Table 02 (Land)
Land Area by Administrative Area ( 1986 )
Lan 02e (Km2)
(Province/District/ Regional Council) Highlands   (Province/District/ Regional Council) Highlands (Province/District/ Regional Council) Highlands (Province/District/ Regional Council) Highlands
Western Province 3,632   Southern Province 5,497 Northern Province   North Central Province 10,259
Colombo District 657   Galle District 1,636 Mullaitivu District 2,517 Anuradhapura District 7,045
1.Kaduwela  88   1.Bentota Walallawita East 151 1.Thunukkai 326 1.Kunmuttu Korale 612
2.Kesbewa 55   2.Bentota Walallawita South 108 2.Maritime Pattuwa 719 2.Horowpothana 835
3.Moratuwa 20   3.Bentota Walallawita Central 56 3.Pudukudirippu 978 3.Hurulu Palatha Central 341
4.Colombo Division 38   4.Bentota Walallawita West 65 4.Mantai East 494 4.Hurulu Palatha South 345
5.Nugegoda 53   5.Four Gravets 19 Eastern Province 9,635 5.Nuwaragam Palatha West 967
6.Homagama 148   6.Bope Poddala 36 Batticaloa District 2,676 6.Nuwaragam Palatha South 398
7.Kolannawa 27   7.Talpe Pattuwa North 107 1.Eravur Pattu 545 7.Nuwaragam Palatha East 163
8.Avissawella 228   8.Talpe Pattuwa South 103 2.Eruvil and Manmunail South 43 8.Huruluwewa  313
Gampaha District 1,387   9.Ganga Boda Pattuwa North 177 3.Manmunai North 78 9.Kalagam Palatha North 126
1.Negombo 31   10.Ganga Boda Pattuwa South 113 4.Koralai Pattu 923 10.Kalagam Palatha South 384
2.Katana 108   11.Hiniduma Pattuwa North 151 5.Koralai Pattu North 510 11.Kadawath Korale 451
3.Minuwangoda 131   12.Hiniduma Pattuwa South 181 6.Manmunai  West 281 12.Kande Korale 437
4.Wattala 55   13.Wellaboda Pattuwa North 75 7.Manmunai South-West & Porathivu  297 13.Kekirawa 207
5.Divulapitiya 202   14.Wellaboda Pattuwa South  62 Ampara District 4,318 14.Padaviya (part) 241
6.Mirigama 187   15.Wellaboda Pattuwa East 164 1.Pothuwil 248 15.Mihintale 939
7.Gampaha 96   16.Akmeemana Four Gravets 68 2.Akkarai Pattu 147 16.Nuwaragam Palatha Central 289
8.Attanegalle 154   Matara District 1,283 3.Addalachenai 58 Polonnaruwa District 3,224
9.Weke 178   1.Morawak Korale West 322 4.Karawaku Pattu 22 1.Sinhala Pattu 357
10.Mahara 99   2.Morawak Korale East 147 5.Samanturai Pattu 242 2.Tamankaduwa 1,306
11.Ja-Ela 64   3.Kandaboda Pattuwa East 52 6.Wewagam Pattu North 672 3.Elahara 372
12.Kelaniya 22   4.Kandaboda Pattuwa West 115 7.Nintavur 46 4.Lankapura 252
13.Biyagama 62   5.Gangaboda Pattuwa South 53 8.Wawagam Pattu South  385 5.Medirigiriya 937
Kalutara District 1,589   6.Gangaboda Pattuwa North 80 9.Panama Pattu 952 Uva Province 8,348
1.Raigam Korale East 265   7.Weligama Korale North 252 10.Bintenna Pattu North 592 Badulla District 2,803
2.Kalutara Totamuna North 81   8.Weligama Korale South 66 11.Bintenna Pattu South 790 1.Badulla 94
3.Kalutara Totamuna South 71   9.Weligama Korale West 52 12.Thirukkovil 165 2.Haputale 50
4.Panadura Totamuna  60   10.Wellaboda Pattuwa 98 Trincomalee District 2,631 3.Soranatota 206
5.Gangaboda Pattuwa 242   11.Wellaboda Pattuwa East  45 1.Muttur 179 4.Ridimaliyadda 361
6.Pasdun Korale South 215   Hambantota District 2,577 2.Kadukkulam Pattu East 313 5.Passara 272
7.Pasdun Korale East 329   1.Tangalle 153 3.Gomarankadawala  285 6.Uva paranagama 140
8.Pasdun Korale West 121   2.Weeraketiya 208 4.Padaviya 217 7.Kandaketiya 156
9.Raigam Korale West 89   3.Katuwana 169 5.Trincomalee Town and Gravets 148 8.Meegahakiwula 111
10.Dodangoda 117   4.Ambalantota 248 6.Kinniya 147 9.Bandarawela 177
Central Province 5,620   5.Angunakolapelessa 168 7.Kantalai 397 10.Mahiyangana 610
Kandy District 1,906   6.Tissamaharama 1,057 8.Seruwila 377 11.Welimada 184
1.Udunuwara 67   7.Hambantota 477 9.Tampalakamam 244 12.Haldummulla 443
2.Yatinuwara 70   8.Beliatta 98 10.Morawewa 322 Moneragala District 5,546
3.Tumpane 109   Northern Province 8,688 North Western Province 7,826 1.Bibile 481
4.Harispattuwa 59   Jaffna District 984 Kurunegala Disrtict 4,813 2.Medagama 191
5.Patha Dumbara 46   1.Delft Division 48 1.Galgamuwa 448 3.Moneragala Division 303
6.Uda Dumbara 280   2.Islands Division South 95 2.Nikaweratiya 455 4.Kandukara Korale 244
7.Meda Dumbara 166   3.Islands Division North 63 3.Ibbagamuwa 469 5.Buttala 1,298
8.Kundasale 85   4.Jaffna Division  21 4.Ridigama 255 6.Madulla 661
9.Panwila 97   5.Valikamam West 47 5.Kurunegala 244 7.Thanamalwila 1,343
10.Minipe 242   6.Valikamam South West 48 6.Polpithigama 263 8.Siyambalanduwa 1,026
11.Gangawata Korale 76   7.Valikamam North 59 7.Dambadeni Hatpattu 236 Sabaragamuwa Province 4,948
12.Patha Hewaheta 123   8.Valikamam East 101 8.Wariyapola 310 Ratnapura Disrtict 3,256
13.Uda Palatha (Gampola) 182   9.Valikamam South 31 9.Hettipola 197 1.Kuruwita Korale 263
14.Ganga Ihela Korale 99   10.Thenmarachchi  217 10.Bingiriya 268 2.Pelmadulla 135
15.Pasbage Korale 119   11.Vadamarachchi North 82 11.Pannala 279 3.Niwithigala 246
16.Poojapitiya 54   12.Vadamarachchi South 64 12.Kuliyapitiya 382 4.Kalawana 216
17.Akurana 32   13.Pachchilappali 83 13.Maho 389 5.Kolonna Korale 491
Matale District 2,093   14.Nallur 26 14.Mawathagama 105 6.Atakalan Korale 423
1.Matale 164   Kilinochchi District 1,235 15.Polgahawela 186 7.Imbulpe 253
2.Rattota 93   1.Pachchilappali (part) 147 16.Giribawa 201 8.Ratnapura 330
3.Ukuwela 53   2.Punakari 520 17.Kobeigane 126 9.Weligepola 125
4.Ambangaha Korale 52   3.Karachchi 568 Puttalam District 3,113 10.Eheliyagoda 139
5.Dambulla  456   Mannar Disrtict 1,985 1.Puttalam Pattu and Gravets 366 11.Balangoda 328
6.Galwela 192   1.Mannar Division West 1,039 2.Vanathavillu 724 12.Ayagama 308
7.Laggala 389   2.Mannar Islands Division 208 3.Kalpitiya Division 181 Kegalle District 1,693
8.Vilgamuwa 363   3.Musalai Division 486 4.Kumarawanni Palata 522 1.Galboda Korale East 114
9.Naula 250   4.Nanadan 252 5.Naththandiya 148 2.Galboda Korale West 96
10.Pallepola 81   Vavuniya District 1,967 6.Pitigal Korale North 178 3.Paranakuru Korale 113
Nuwara-Eliya District 1,721   1.Vavuniya South (Tamil) 610 7.Raja Wanni Palatha 489 4.Beligal Korale East 144
1.Kotmale 220   2.Vavuniya South (Sinhala) 189 8.Kirimetiyawa 168 5.Beligal Korale West 191
2.Ambangamuwa Korale 478   3.Vavuniya North 770 9.Wennappuwa 126 6.Dehigampala Korale 160
3.Walapane 304   4.Vengalacheddikulam 399 10.Arachchi Kattuwa 212 7.Lower Bulathgama 317
4.Nuwara-Eliya 488   Revised:  2009(y)/11(m)/10(d)   8.Atulugama East 199
5.Uda Hewaheta 231   Source: Chief Editor:    9.Atulugama East & Panawala Korale 222
© 2009, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Statistical Abstract, Department of Census     Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D)   10.Rambukkana 137
  and Statistics, Sri Lanka.    The former Head, Department of Management Studies,    University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.