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Administrative Division
Badulla District is divided into 15 Divisional
Secretariat Divisions, 569 GN Divisions and 1996 villages.
Table- Number of GN Divisions and Villages in each Division
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Division
|
Sq. km.
|
GN
Divisions
|
Villages
|
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Mahiyanganaya
|
629
|
35
|
140
|
|
Ridimaliyadda
|
413
|
42
|
168
|
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Meegahakiula
|
112
|
20
|
87
|
|
Kandaketiya
|
164
|
26
|
110
|
|
Soranatota
|
80
|
25
|
101
|
|
Passara
|
124
|
41
|
125
|
|
Lunugala
|
141
|
28
|
85
|
|
Badulla
|
52
|
29
|
44
|
|
Hali-Ela
|
168
|
57
|
226
|
|
Uva-Paranagama
|
131
|
68
|
120
|
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Welimada
|
187
|
64
|
266
|
|
Bandarawela
|
66
|
35
|
118
|
|
Ella
|
108
|
32
|
106
|
|
Haputale
|
49
|
26
|
118
|
|
Haldummulla
|
430
|
39
|
182
|
|
Total
|
2,861
|
567
|
1,996
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Source: Department of Census and
Statistics
Local Government Units
Badulla District consist of 17 local
authorities (3 are Municipal councils and 14 are Pradeshiya
Sabhas). .
Municipal Councils
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Baddulla
Bandarawella
Haputele
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Urban Councils
|
Mahiyanganaya
|
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Haldummulla
|
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Ridimaliyadda
|
|
Badulla
|
|
Meegahakiula
|
|
Hali-Ela
|
|
Kandaketiya
|
|
Uva-Paranagama
|
|
Soranatota
|
|
Welimada
|
|
Passara
|
|
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Bandarawela
|
|
Ella
|
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Haputale
|
|
|
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Population
The total
population in the Badulla District is 837,000 of
which 414,000 are Male and 423,000 are female.
Table - Divisional Population according to age
|
Division
|
Under 18 years
|
Over 18
years
|
Total Population
|
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Mahiyanganaya
|
28105
|
44116
|
72,221
|
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Ridimaliyadda
|
20020
|
29084
|
49,104
|
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Meegahakiula
|
7984
|
12029
|
20,013
|
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Kandaketiya
|
9600
|
14537
|
24,137
|
|
Soranatota
|
8734
|
15690
|
24,424
|
|
Passara
|
18773
|
34013
|
52,786
|
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Lunugala
|
13217
|
22280
|
35,497
|
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Badulla
|
24942
|
50422
|
75,364
|
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Hali-Ela
|
32664
|
61206
|
93,870
|
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Uva-Paranagama
|
28823
|
53295
|
82,118
|
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Welimada
|
36146
|
65154
|
101,300
|
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Bandarawela
|
22200
|
42475
|
64,675
|
|
Ella
|
16326
|
29704
|
46,030
|
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Haputale
|
17497
|
36947
|
54,444
|
|
Haldummulla
|
14639
|
26378
|
41,017
|
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Total
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299670
|
537330
|
837,000
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Source: Department of Census and
Statistics
Table - Divisional Demographic
Details
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Name of the Division
|
2001 Estimated
|
|
No. of families
|
Population
|
|
Mahiyanganaya
|
|
|
|
Ridimaliyadda
|
|
|
|
Meegahakiula
|
|
|
|
Kandaketiya
|
|
|
|
Soranatota
|
|
|
|
Passara
|
|
|
|
Lunugala
|
|
|
|
Badulla
|
|
|
|
Hali-Ela
|
|
|
|
Uva-Paranagama
|
|
|
|
Welimada
|
|
|
|
Bandarawela
|
|
|
|
Ella
|
|
|
|
Haputale
|
|
|
|
Haldummulla
|
|
|
|
Total
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|
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Table– Population Details by ethnicity
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Sinhala
|
Tamil
|
Indian
Tamil
|
Muslim
|
Malay
|
Burgher
|
Other
|
Total
|
|
606037
|
31702
|
154027
|
41634
|
1946
|
626
|
1028
|
837000
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Table - Percentage Distribution of Population (10 years and over) by
Literacy And Sex (2001 Census)
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Literacy
|
Total %
|
Sex
|
|
M
|
F
|
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Literate
|
53624 (85..2)
|
276252
|
259990
|
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Illiterate
|
93020 (14.8)
|
34666
|
58344
|
|
Total
|
629252
|
310918
|
318334
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Source: Dept. of Census and Statistics
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