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Table  5 (Land )
Land Use Statistics   (1988)
Lan 05e (ha.) (ha.)
Province/District TOTAL BUILDINGS NON-AGRI. HOUSES TEA RUBBER COCONUT CASHEWNUT CITRUS SUGER CANE SPICES PADDY SPARSE FOREST MANGROVE MARSH WATER BARELAND OTHER Province/District
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 DENSED OPEN PLANTED SCRUB GRASS 　 　 　 　 　 　
Western Province 369,410 11,190 880 119,740 3,600 77,070 32,660 0 0 0 7,420 61,010 15,710 16,340 2,070 1,130 1,960 980 1,030 4,270 9,150 960 2,240 Western Province
Colombo 69,780 7,880 600 14,840 210 20,670 5,490 - - - 2,410 10,590 750 1,310 210 20 570 700 200 930 2,320 40 40 Colombo
Kalutara 159,760 1,360 10 35,230 3,380 51,210 2,170 - - - 3,090 27,870 14,840 14,430 1,410 770 650 80 220 460 2,210 310 60 Kalutara
Gampaha 139,870 1,950 270 69,670 10 5,190 25,000 - - - 1,920 22,550 120 600 450 340 740 200 610 2,880 4,620 610 2,140 Gampaha
Central Province 558,970 2,400 200 69,210 97,440 6,210 9,150 0 0 0 14,250 46,770 82,510 100,740 28,200 11,230 42,170 19,150 0 0 9,960 2,650 16,730 Central Province
Kandy 189,130 1,110 100 37,160 29,340 2,970 3,870 - - - 9,060 20,600 28,280 22,230 8,120 1,380 12,110 6,010 - - 2,350 550 3,890 Kandy
Nuwara-Eliya 170,340 800 20 11,400 62,580 300 310 - - - 490 5,350 8,630 30,410 10,570 7,590 9,880 7,560 - - 3,500 510 10,440 Nuwara-Eliya
Matale 199,500 490 80 20,650 5,520 2,940 4,970 - - - 4,700 20,820 45,600 48,100 9,510 2,260 20,180 5,580 - - 4,110 1,590 2,400 Matale
Southern Province 555,960 1,370 2,420 123,910 36,200 22,230 16,430 0 1,070 0 15,390 76,970 95,340 58,640 30,350 4,220 44,000 3,060 760 1,900 16,130 4,380 1,190 Southern Province
Galle 165,160 580 160 46,500 16,000 16,000 2,370 - 1,030 - 7,490 28,070 16,320 20,790 2,070 740 960 910 470 490 3,550 590 70 Galle
Matara 128,250 610 10 39,120 20,130 6,230 5,210 - 40 - 6,240 16,890 9,690 14,250 2,990 1,430 3,070 200 20 480 1,310 250 80 Matara
Hambantota 262,550 180 2,250 38,290 70 - 8,850 - - - 1,660 32,010 69,330 23,600 25,290 2,050 39,970 1,950 270 930 11,270 3,540 1,040 Hambantota
Nothern Province 888,430 1,360 1,030 79,810 0 0 6,860 2,100 0 0 6,450 106,940 100,950 330,750 60,920 2,940 70,210 5,090 2,380 19,540 59,340 24,240 7,520 Nothern Province
Vavuniya 196,670 440 - 15,870 - - - - - - - 21,010 40,150 83,390 5,400 140 17,750 340 - 620 10,630 90 840 Vavuniya
Mullaitivu 261,700 20 - 13,220 - - 1,250 - - - - 20,290 22,400 133,490 31,620 2,740 13,010 640 270 1,260 20,160 1,230 100 Mullaitivu
Jaffna 102,530 690 390 33,720 - - 1,470 - - - 1,530 15,520 10,510 - 290 - 6,810 10 20 6,630 9,610 9,450 5,880 Jaffna
Kilinochchi 127,930 70 580 13,200 - - 3,080 - - - 1,460 27,910 16,300 24,850 10,250 10 10,230 420 610 5,070 7,390 5,800 700 Kilinochchi
Mannar 199,600 140 60 3,800 - - 1,060 2,100 - - 3,460 22,210 11,590 89,020 13,360 50 22,410 3,680 1,480 5,960 11,550 7,670 - Mannar
Eastern  Province 979,220 2,800 50 44,250 0 0 6,880 0 0 13,900 3,570 168,850 212,640 154,080 66,330 82,640 101,880 18,330 12,920 5,340 63,440 20,960 360 Eastern  Province
Ampara 443,210 200 - 17,910 - - 600 - - 7,630 - 55,850 127,720 128,910 29,500 11,200 33,410 3,030 60 1,110 19,280 6,800 - Ampara
Batticaloa 263,310 1,370 - 7,510 - - 3,860 - - - 3,570 67,320 38,920 24,300 20,520 6,910 35,240 15,040 1,520 - 24,400 12,470 360 Batticaloa
Trincomalee 272,700 1,230 50 18,830 - - 2,420 - - 6,270 - 45,680 46,000 870 16,310 64,530 33,230 260 11,340 4,230 19,760 1,690 - Trincomalee
North-Western Province 771,590 1,270 1,050 88,120 280 4,890 212,630 330 0 0 860 112,220 171,410 64,040 22,630 13,480 26,710 4,360 2,320 2,350 38,110 3,170 1,360 North-Western Province
Puttalam 294,000 860 1,020 34,480 - - 47,380 330 - - 200 19,690 58,700 54,890 19,350 7,430 19,430 4,240 2,320 2,350 18,950 1,060 1,320 Puttalam
Kurunegala 477,590 410 30 53,640 280 4,890 165,250 - - - 660 92,530 112,710 9,150 3,280 6,050 7,280 120 - - 19,160 2,110 40 Kurunegala
North Central Province 1,051,170 900 640 76,880 0 0 850 0 0 0 110 158,690 237,620 219,740 105,160 7,680 144,190 12,480 0 8,140 73,080 3,370 1,640 North Central Province
Anuradhapura 717,900 660 570 53,600 - - 850 - - - 70 117,870 186,500 125,070 68,140 4,720 103,590 1,730 - 1,110 51,520 1,300 600 Anuradhapura
Polonnaruwa 333,270 240 70 23,280 - - - - - - 40 40,820 51,120 94,670 37,020 2,960 40,600 10,750 - 7,030 21,560 2,070 1,040 Polonnaruwa
Uva Province 848,130 1,000 150 82,610 37,150 3,730 70 0 0 2,870 1,270 34,940 270,760 188,500 92,500 19,050 58,310 24,360 0 860 16,540 7,020 6,440 Uva Province
Badulla 282,200 860 10 35,230 36,020 960 - - - - 520 20,010 84,430 20,950 34,500 12,890 14,240 10,230 - - 3,400 1,690 6,260 Badulla
Moneragala 565,930 140 140 47,380 1,130 2,770 70 - - 2,870 750 14,930 186,330 167,550 58,000 6,160 44,070 14,130 - 860 13,140 5,330 180 Moneragala
Sabaragamuwa Province 491,830 350 130 96,750 26,960 84,900 14,510 0 0 0 12,440 34,080 101,770 21,310 56,670 16,520 3,290 12,900 3,350 0 0 4,770 1,130 Sabaragamuwa Province
Kegalle 164,110 90 40 44,270 5,660 49,070 10,780 - - - 8,220 10,880 20 20,970 8,240 2,450 970 930 200 - - 820 500 Kegalle
Ratnapura 327,720 260 90 52,480 21,300 35,830 3,730 - - - 4,220 23,200 101,750 340 48,430 14,070 2,320 11,970 3,150 - - 3,950 630 Ratnapura
Total 12,660,010 34,090 12,220 1,442,820 399,660 320,990 567,420 4,860 2,140 33,540 116,100 1,539,930 2,561,710 2,291,940 927,590 316,650 983,480 200,440 44,490 80,530 562,350 142,080 74,980 Total
© ２００４， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source:
Statistical Abstract, Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
Revised:  2004(y)/03(m)/27(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The former Head, Department of Management Studies
   　University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.