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Table 202(Pro., Ind., Str.)
Regional Distribution of Industrial Enterprises (1999-2002)
pro 202e
Enterprises Industries under Ministry of Industrial Development Number of industries under BOI*1 Total
Section 17*2 Section 16*3 200 Garment Factory Proramme*4 50 Garment Factory Programme*4
            Year      District 1999 2000 2001 2002 1999 2000 2001 2002 1999 2000 2001 2002 1999 2000 2001 2002 1999 2000 2001 2002 1999 2000 2001 2002
Colombo 1,315 1,051 1,070 1,103 316 406 435 464 247 260 376 381 15 14 22 22 - - - - 1,893 1,731 1,903 1,970
Gampaha 204 160 169 190 364 440 416 431 84 87 103 103 7 7 15 14 - - 1 1 659 694 704 739
Kalutara 60 45 48 50 59 70 73 84 18 17 26 26 10 9 12 12 2 1 3 3 149 142 162 175
Galle 27 22 23 24 36 33 35 40 18 20 25 26 6 6 8 8 7 6 6 7 94 87 97 105
Puttalam 21 15 15 16 69 83 77 76 11 13 15 15 11 11 14 14 1 1 1 1 113 123 122 122
Kandy 32 31 31 34 37 40 43 43 10 14 21 21 12 12 15 15 3 2 4 4 94 99 114 117
Kurunegala 11 7 7 10 36 36 41 50 9 9 8 8 11 11 13 13 3 4 4 4 70 67 73 85
Matara 28 25 25 26 11 4 7 9 1 1 1 1 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 52 42 47 50
Hambantota 20 9 10 11 5 1 5 6 1 - 1 1 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 40 23 29 32
Nuwara-Eliya 4 3 3 3 19 21 24 23 3 5 5 5 12 11 11 11 2 4 3 3 40 44 46 45
Ratnapura 4 4 5 6 11 13 13 13 2 2 3 3 16 16 18 15 2 2 2 2 35 37 41 39
Anuradhapura 6 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 1 1 1 1 14 14 13 11 2 3 3 3 27 26 27 24
Badulla 10 6 7 7 6 5 6 7 3 3 3 3 9 9 9 9 2 2 2 2 30 25 27 28
Kegalle 7 6 6 8 9 8 7 7 1 1 1 1 9 9 8 8 2 3 3 3 28 27 25 27
Matale 5 5 6 6 8 6 10 11 - - - - 5 5 6 6 3 2 1 2 21 18 23 25
Moneragala 1 1 1 1 3 - 1 1 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 2 3 3 3 14 12 13 13
Polonnaruwa - - - - 3 2 4 5 - - - - 5 5 6 6 2 2 2 2 10 9 12 13
Ampara 6 3 3 3 1 - - - - - - - 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 11 8 7 6
Trincomalee - - - - 3 2 3 3 1 - - - 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 6 4 7 7
Batticoloa - - - - 2 - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 6 4 3 3
Vavuniya - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 2 2 - - - - 2 2 2 2
Jaffna 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 3 3 4 4
Total 1,763 1,400 1,436 1,505 1,003 1,174 1,206 1,278 413 436 593 599 167 164 196 189 51 53 57 60 3,397 3,227 3,488 3,631
© ２００7， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Department of Small Scale Industries, Sri Lanka
Key:
＊１： BOI (Board of Investment of Sri Lanka) ; to promote foreign investment in the country.
＊２： Section 17 of the BOI law amendment.
＊３： Section 16 of the BOI law amendment.
＊４：  50 or  200 garment factories received tax concesions if they invested in the rural areas  outside the Export Processing Zones (EPZ).
Revised:  2007(y)/03(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
　　 Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka