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| Table 65 (Gov., Local ) | |||||||||
| Local Government(Pradeshiya Sabha)( Councils) (Voters)(Employees) (2003- 2004) | |||||||||
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| Province | Area Sq.Km | Number of Councils | Registered Voters (2003) | Employees* | |||||
| Administ-rative and Clerical | Techni-cal | Others | Total | ||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||
| Western | 3,324 | 27 | 2,355,558 | 669 | 171 | 2,429 | 3,269 | ||
| Central | 5,592 | 33 | 1,491,571 | 498 | 212 | 1,116 | 1,826 | ||
| Southern | 5,681 | 36 | 1,489,244 | 384 | 150 | 1,417 | 1,951 | ||
| Northern | 7,880 | 27 | 724,457 | 379 | 72 | 936 | 1,387 | ||
| Eastern | 8,856 | 34 | 743,192 | 237 | 47 | 845 | 1,129 | ||
| North - Western | 7,369 | 28 | 1,505,477 | 387 | 84 | 1,644 | 2,115 | ||
| North - Central | 10,244 | 24 | 754,057 | 187 | 43 | 576 | 806 | ||
| Uva | 8,197 | 24 | 753,803 | 204 | 46 | 647 | 897 | ||
| Sabaragamuwa | 4,784 | 23 | 1,181,944 | 272 | 90 | 786 | 1,148 | ||
| Total | 61,927 | 256 | 10,999,303 | 3,217 | 915 | 10,396 | 14,528 | ||
| 2004* | |||||||||
| Western | 3,324 | 27 | 2,355,558 | 596 | 174 | 2,051 | 2,821 | ||
| Central | 5,592 | 33 | 1,491,571 | 406 | 154 | 1,167 | 1,727 | ||
| Southern | 5,681 | 36 | 1,489,244 | 277 | 83 | 1,140 | 1,500 | ||
| Northern | 7,880 | 27 | 724,457 | 345 | 72 | 959 | 1,376 | ||
| Eastern | 8,856 | 34 | 743,192 | 247 | 51 | 769 | 1,067 | ||
| North - Western | 7,369 | 28 | 1,505,477 | 320 | 129 | 1,510 | 1,959 | ||
| North - Central | 10,244 | 24 | 754,057 | 185 | 46 | 533 | 764 | ||
| Uva | 8,197 | 24 | 753,803 | 248 | 46 | 664 | 958 | ||
| Sabaragamuwa | 4,784 | 23 | 1,181,944 | 278 | 82 | 809 | 1,169 | ||
| Total | 61,927 | 256 | 10,999,303 | 2,902 | 837 | 9,602 | 13,341 | ||
| © 2009, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) | |||||||||
| Source: | |||||||||
| Local Bodies (ProvincialCouncils), Department of Elections | |||||||||
| Remark: | |||||||||
| *; Provisional | |||||||||
| Revised: 2009(y)/02(m)/10(d) | |||||||||
| Chief Editor: | |||||||||
| Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D) | |||||||||
| The Head, Department of Management Studies | |||||||||
| University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. | |||||||||