Kandy District

This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Kandy.

Kandy District (Sinhala: මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka.^[2] Its area is 1,940  km² (750 sq mi).

Kandy District මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය கண்டி மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Map of Sri Lanka with Kandy District highlighted
Coordinates: 7°15′N 80°45′E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
Largest City	Kandy
Large Towns	List Gampola Akurana Nawalapitiya
Divisions	List Divisional Secretariats: 20 Grama Niladhari: 1,188
Government
• District Secretary	Mr. Chandana Tennakoon
• Local	List Municipal Councils: 1 Urban Councils: 3 Pradeishiya Sabhas: 17
Area
• Administrative District	1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
• Land	1,917 km2 (740 sq mi)
• Water	23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Administrative District	1,369,899
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Urban	170,544 (12.4%)
• Rural	1,119,221 (81.4%)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 code	LK-21
Website	District Secretariat - Kandy

Administrative divisions

DS Division	Area (km2) [3]	Population (2019 Census)[4]	Population Density (/km2)
Akurana	31	68,018	2,194
Delthota	49	32,557	664
Doluwa	95	53,475	563
Ganga Ihala Korale	94	59,281	631
Gagawata Korale[5]	59	170,118	2,883
Harispattuwa	49	94,604	1,931
Hatharaliyadda	62	32,172	519
Kundasale	81	136,332	1,683
Medadumbara - Teldeniya	196	65,482	334
Minipe	250	55,665	223
Panvila	93	28,210	303
Pasbage Korale	122	64,284	527
Pathadumbara	51	95,192	1,867
Pathahewaheta	84	62,429	743
Poojapitiya	59	62,135	1,053
Thumpane	54	40,386	748
Udapalatha	94	98,401	1,047
Ududumbara	277	24,145	87
Udunuwara	68	118,988	1,750
Yatinuwara	72	113,755	1,580
Total	1,940	1,475,627	761

Ethnic groups and religion

Religion in Kandy District (2011)^[1]

  Buddhism (73.4%)

  Islam (13.98%)

  Hinduism (10.46%)

  Christianity (2.5%)

Ethnic groups
Sinhalese	947,900	(74%)
Sri Lankan Moor	169,968	(13.27%)
Indian Tamil	103,622	(8.09%)
Sri Lankan Tamil	52,052	(4.06%)
Sri Lankan Malay	2,668	(0.21%)
Burgher	2,128	(0.17%)
Other	2,609	(0.2%)

Religions
Buddhism	937,001	(72.92%)
Islam	179,590	(13.98%)
Hinduism	134,438	(10.46%)
Roman Catholic	23,232	(1.81%)
Other Christian	10,330	(0.8%)
Other	437	(0.03%)

Major cities

City	Population
Kandy	98,828
Gampola	38,871
Nawalapitiya	13,338
Teldeniya	13,059
Kadugannawa	12,654
Wattegama	8,157

Suburbs of city of Kandy

• Peradeniya
• Katugastota
• Pallekele

Big towns

• Gampola urban council
• Nawalapitiya UC

Other towns

• Akurana
• Alawatugoda
• Ankubura
• Ambatenna
• Daskara
• Daulagala
• Galagedara
• Galhinna
• Gelioya
• Hanguranketa
• Hapugastalawa
• Kadugannawa UC
• Katugastota
• Kundasale
• Madawala
• Menikdiwela
• Pilimatalawa
• Pussellawa
• Talatuoya
• Teldeniya
• Ulapane
• Watadeniya
• Wattegama UC
• Welamboda
• Weligalla
• Udadumbara

References

1. Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011 Archived 2018-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
2. "District Secretariat - Kandy". www.kandy.dist.gov.lk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
3. "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2019. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-18.
4. "Population and Population Density by D.S. Division - 2019" (PDF). Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
5. "Administrative Structure by D.S. Division - 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
6. http://www.statistics.gov.lk/abstract2019/CHAP2/2.4