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Table 0 1 (Land)

Lands by Province and District

Lan01e

( km² )

Province/District

Total

Land Area

Large Inland

Forests

　

Lands

(Except Waters)

Waters

　

Sri Lanka

65,610

62,705

2,905

16,598

Western Province

3,684

3,593

91

195

Colombo

699

676

23

15

Gampaha

1,387

1,341

46

14

Kalutara

1,598

1,576

22

166

Central Province

5,674

5,575

99

1,402

Kandy

1,940

1,917

23

317

Matale

1,993

1,952

41

599

Nuwara-Eliya

1,741

1,706

35

486

Southern Province

5,544

5,383

161

932

Galle

1,652

1,617

35

236

Matara

1,283

1,270

13

187

Hambantota

2,609

2,496

113

509

Northern Province

8,884

8,290

594

3,946

Jaffna

1,025

929

96

3

Kilinochchi

1,279

1,205

74

351

Mannar

1,996

1,880

116

1,024

Vavuniya

1,967

1,861

106

889

Mullaitivu

2,617

2,415

202

1,679

Eastern Province

9,996

9,361

635

3,030

Batticaloa

2,854

2,610

244

517

Ampara

4,415

4,222

193

1,696

Trincomalee

2,727

2,529

198

817

North-Western Province

7,888

7,506

382

1,002

Kurunegala

4,816

4,624

192

185

Puttalam

3,072

2,882

190

817

North Central Province

10,472

9,741

5,321

3,326

Anuradhapura

7,179

6,664

5,105

1,979

Polonnaruwa

3,293

3,077

216

1,347

Uva Province

8,500

8,335

165

2,000

Badulla

2,861

2,827

34

683

Moneragala

5,639

5,508

131

1,317

Sabaragamuwa Province

4,968

4,921

47

765

Ratnapura

3,275

3,236

39

648

Kegalle

1,693

1,685

8

117

© ２００９， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)

Source:

Statistical Abstract, Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.

Forests: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Revised: 2009(y)/11(m)/10(d)

Chief Editor:

Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)

The Former Head, Department of Management Studies

　 University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.