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Hambantota District Profile |
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Administrative
Division Hambantota District comprises of 12 Divisional Secretariats (DS). Four of these
administration Division namely, Tissamaharama, Hambantota, Ambalantota and Tangalle, are located near the coast. The District has
576 Grama Niladhari (GN)
Divisions, the lowest unit in the administrative structure of the country,
each with an average area of 4.3 square km and 1,338 villages. Table - Number of GN Divisions and Villages in each
Division
Local Government Units Number of local government units in the District is 12 (02- Urban
councils, 09- Pradeshiya Sabhas).
Names of Local Government units Urban
Councils Hambantota Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabhas Katuwana Weeraketiya Angunakolapelessa Ambalantota Hambantota Sooriyawewa Lunugamvehera Tissamaharama Beliatta Number of electorates in the District are 04 namely, Tangalle,
Beliatta, Mulkirigala,
and Tissamaharama. Population Hambantota District has a population of 576,268
of whom 96% are considered rural residents. Out of this 263,217 Female while male populations are 263,197. Some 13.4% of the labor force of
244,847 is unemployed - in comparison to the national average of 8.3%. Of
those employed, 42.2% are in the Agricultural sector, 23.3% in Industry with
the remaining 34.5% working in the Services sector. Population
density of the District is 228.02 per square km. Table - Divisional
Population according to age
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