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Table 173 (Labor, Foreign Employ. from District)
Departures for Foreign Employment from Kurunegala District
Lab173e
AGA Division Professional Middle Level Clerical Skilled Unskilled House Maids
1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female 1998 1999 2000
Alawwa 2 - 2 - - - 11 3 9 1 12 2 15 4 18 5 13 2 92 32 99 56 92 47 69 69 77 43 74 44 347 320 395
Bingiriya - - 1 - 3 - 4 1 6 1 4 2 12 2 8 6 12 6 56 21 69 29 71 36 44 38 76 51 63 53 370 405 477
Galgamuwa 2 - - 1 - - 2 1 3 - 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 29 27 26 28 23 32 37 24 62 32 41 23 349 316 442
Ganewatta 1 - 1 - 1 - 6 2 10 - 9 2 17 14 19 5 11 5 177 145 149 99 171 99 207 106 175 80 126 44 1576 885 951
Giribawa - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - 3 6 4 4 7 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 33 34 47
Hettipola - - - 1 1 - 3 - 2 - 4 3 4 3 2 3 7 3 84 51 76 44 87 67 65 50 83 40 65 42 486 461 590
Ibbagamuwa - - 1 - - 1 4 1 3 1 5 3 5 2 8 1 9 2 81 55 70 38 109 51 65 38 80 25 67 28 533 461 639
Katupotha - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 3 - 6 1 3 - 4 1 20 10 24 20 23 17 9 22 16 10 12 6 140 108 136
Kobeigane 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 2 - 1 1 4 4 5 5 6 1 32 19 39 24 57 36 32 18 45 19 39 24 311 312 368
Kotawehera - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - 12 6 6 4 11 11 9 4 4 7 7 7 87 70 98
Kuliyapitiya East - - - - 13 - 1 - 6 - 4 - 3 1 2 1 8 1 43 26 58 32 82 45 40 37 52 29 55 30 491 439 524
Kuliyapitiya West 2 - 3 1 9 - 15 2 11 - 12 3 8 5 9 1 5 6 124 42 120 51 136 79 116 70 113 87 117 96 542 560 637
Kurunegala 1 2 5 3 - - 21 4 29 5 47 13 57 15 63 23 72 17 477 240 525 310 606 244 368 294 603 283 569 253 3687 3308 3487
Maho - - - - 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 2 1 11 23 8 9 23 21 7 7 11 9 18 8 206 215 327
Mallawapitiya - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 2 - 2 1 2 - 3 - 30 9 21 10 29 20 13 9 21 11 12 9 148 150 244
Maspotha - - - - - - 3 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 4 14 4 5 12 8 8 4 6 1 6 6 56 42 70
Mawathagama - - - - - - - - - 1 2 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 13 14 14 5 19 11 16 3 15 4 16 7 89 72 120
Narammala 1 - - - - - 1 1 7 - 4 3 11 - 12 - 16 - 69 31 83 45 123 58 84 27 105 34 105 33 387 355 409
Nikaweratiya - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 1 3 - 2 1 2 1 2 4 11 11 22
Pannala - - 2 1 - - 1 - 2 1 2 - 4 - 1 3 2 3 23 7 27 11 22 36 38 14 25 16 26 14 134 99 160
Polgahawela - - - - - - - - 1 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 10 5 8 1 16 15 7 4 7 9 15 1 23 29 32
Polpithigama - - - 1 1 - - - - - 2 2 2 - 1 1 5 2 26 19 26 31 47 39 13 13 24 11 21 9 268 304 424
Rideegama - - 2 1 - - 2 - 6 - 6 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 53 13 59 19 79 44 35 16 41 21 41 12 382 427 565
Udubaddawa - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 - 3 1 1 - 2 - 18 10 15 5 23 17 19 3 31 12 31 15 96 72 123
Wariyapola - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 7 1 3 5 7 1 2 - 4 2 3 6 40 30 45
Weerambugedara - - - - - - 2 2 2 - 5 1 2 1 6 - 2 2 24 13 18 18 18 13 13 14 19 15 15 20 101 77 110
Not Indicated - - - - 　 - 1 - 1 - - - 2 - 1 2 - - 7 5 5 4 6 8 3 1 4 - 6 3 27 - 15
Total 10 2 19 9 30 1 83 21 107 12 132 39 165 57 171 59 193 57 1,525 844 1,557 908 1,902 1,057 1,323 889 1,704 856 1,554 800 10,920 9,562 11,457
© ２００４， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Statistical Hand Book on Migration 2000 , Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
Revised:  2003(y)/10(m)/01(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya.