Monaragala District Profile
a.         Location and Area

 

 

 

Moneragala District is located in the Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is the largest of the 25 Districts in the country, with an area of 7,133 km².

 

 

b.         Boundaries

North  -  Ampara
South   -Hambantota
West   - Badulla
East     -
Ampara

c.         Administrative Division

Moneragala District is divided in to ___ Divisional Secretariat Divisions and their activities are coordinated and supervised by the Moneragala District Secretariat.

Table 2.9 - Extent, Number of GN Divisions and Villages in each Division

Division

Sq. km.

GN Divisions

Villages

Bibile

483.6

40.00

119

Madulla

723.4

38

128

Medagama

253.5

35

117

Badalkubura

254.8

41

189

Moneragala

255.1

26

131

Siyambalanduwa

1049.3

48

194

Buttala

685.2

29

134

Wellawaya

597.9

29

147

Katharagama

607.71

5

24

Thanamalvila

559.8

14

70

Sevanagala

188.99

14

71

Total

5659.3

319.00

1324

Source: Department of Census and Statistics

 

e.         Local Government Units

Moneragala district consist of __ local authorities consisting of __ municipal councils, ___ urban councils and 3 Pradeshiya Sabhas.

 

 

Names of Local Government units (Pradeshiya Saba)

Bibile  

 

 

Buttala ps  

 Madulla

 

 

 Wellawaya  

 Medagama

 

 Katharagama

 Badalkumbura

 

 Thanamalvila

 Moneragala  

 

  Siyambalanduwa

  

 

 

 

 

f.          Physical Features

 

g.        

h.        

i.          Climate and Rainfall

 

1

Annual Rainfall in Selected Areas and seasonal pattern

North East Monsoon (Nov-Feb)

Inter Monsoon -01(Feb-Apr)

South West Monsoon (May- Sep)

Inter Monsoon – 02 (Oct-Nov)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Table 2.10 - Temperature in Moneragala District in o C         

Month

Years

1961 - 1990

Average

2007

Highest          Lowest

2006

Highest                 Lowest

January

 

 

 

 

 

February

 

 

 

 

 

March

 

 

 

 

 

April

 

 

 

 

 

May

 

 

 

 

 

June

 

 

 

 

 

July

 

 

 

 

 

August

 

 

 

 

 

September

 

 

 

 

 

October

 

 

 

 

 

November

 

 

 

 

 

December

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

  j.          Mineral Resources

 k.         Population

 

Table 2.3 - Division vise Population according to age

Division

Under 20 years

Over 20 years

Total Population

Bibile

15212

22,299

37,511

Madulla

12884

17,089

29,973

Medagama

14983

19,333

34,316

Siyambalanduwa

23106

27,033

50,139

Moneragala

18455

26,419

44,874

Badalkubura

16028

22,850

38,878

Wellawaya

22480

31,179

53,659

Buttala

21179

28,839

50,018

Katharagama

6902

10,323

17,225

Thanamalvila

10560

13,931

24,491

Sevanagala

16934

21,982

38,916

Total

178723

241,277

420,000

Source: Department of Census and Statistics

  Table 2.4 - Division vise Demographic Details 

Name of the Division

2001 Estimated

No. of families

Population

Bibile

10,887

37,511

Madulla

8427

29973

Medagama

9566

34316

Siyambalanduwa

12082

50139

Moneragala

11902

44874

Badalkubura

11565

38878

Wellawaya

14522

53659

Buttala

9753

50018

Katharagama

4898

17225

Thanamalvila

6729

24491

Sevanagala

9670

38916

Total

110001

420000

Source: Department of Census and Statistics

 Table 2.5 – Population Details by ethnicity  

Sinhala

Tamil

Indian Tamil

Muslim

Malay

Burgher

Other

Total

397093

6082

7921

8248

-

192

539

420000

 Table 2.6 - Percentage Distribution of Population (10 years and over) by Literacy and Sex

Literacy

Total %

Sex

M

F

Literate

 

 

 

Illiterate

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Source:

l.          Social Structure

 m.        Health

 n.         Education

 

 Table 2.7 - Number of schools

Division

National schools

Grade 1 A&B

Grade

Grade

Grade

Total

 

 

 

1  C

2

3

 

Bibila

2

3

13

39

16

73

Moneraagala

3

0

22

50

27

102

Wellawaya

4

3

13

47

20

87

Total

4

3

13

47

20

87

 

 Table 2.8 - Students studying in GCE (AL) Classes

 

 

Science

Arts

Commerce

Boys

Girls

Total

Boys

Girls

Total

Boys

Girls

Total

No.

 

 

1111

 

 

3205

 

 

1647

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 o.         Economy

Table 2.11 - Extent of Paddy Cultivation in 2005/ 2006 

Total No. of Lots

Less than ½ acre

½ - 1 acre

1 – 5 acres

More than 5 acres

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

Table 2.11 - Cultivated Extent of Paddy – Irrigation Pattern

 

Year

 

No. of Lots

Cultivated Extent in Acres

Total

Major Irrigation

Minor Irrigation

Rain fed

2005 /2006 maha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 p.        

 q.         Infrastructure

 i.          Transportation

Table 2.14 - Infrastructure – Details of the Road Network 

Grade

Tarred

Gravel

Total

A

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

Municipal, UC and  Pradeshiya Sabha Roads

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

             Table 2.15 - Infrastructure – Details of Consumers of Electricity

2007

Kurunegala  Area 

Domestic

                        

Religious

 

Business

 

Industries

 

Total

 

 Table 2.16 - Infrastructure – Details of Consumers of pipe borne water                                                                                        

2007

Sub Depot

Sub Depot

Domestic

 

 

Religious

 

 

Business

 

 

Industries

 

 

Total

 

 

 r.         Industry

Table 2.1 - Other functional areas at a Glance 

 

Number of Police Stations               

12

 

Number of General Hospitals (TH)

1

Number of Base Hospitals

9

Number of District Hospitals

 

Number of Division Hospitals

 

Number of Private Hospitals

04

Number of Peripheral units

01

Number of Rural Hospitals

06

Number of Central Dispensaries

05

 

No. of houses in the district

110063

 

No of Post Offices

 

Special Grade

 

A Grade

01

B Grade

15

Sub Post Offices

79

Agency Post Offices

5

 

No of housing units

 

 

No of rivers

 

 

Banks

 

 

s.          Hazards

t.          Development