|
Administrative Division
Kegalle District is divided in to 11 Divisional Secretariat
Divisions.
Table - Number of GN Divisions and Villages in each Division
|
Division
|
Sq. km.
|
GN
Divisions
|
Villages
|
|
Rambukkana
|
134.7
|
89
|
217
|
|
Mawanella
|
95.5
|
71
|
161
|
|
Aranayake
|
112.7
|
61
|
181
|
|
Kegalle
|
133.4
|
61
|
145
|
|
Galigamuwa
|
124.5
|
51
|
179
|
|
Warakapola
|
188.8
|
78
|
194
|
|
Ruwanwella
|
158.0
|
38
|
136
|
|
Bulathkohupitiya
|
122.2
|
27
|
109
|
|
Yatiyanthota
|
205.9
|
32
|
107
|
|
Dehiovita
|
220.2
|
39
|
134
|
|
Deraniyagala
|
196.9
|
26
|
114
|
|
Total
|
1,692.8
|
573
|
1,677
|
( Source: Dept. of Census
and Statistics )
Local Government Units
Kegalle District consists of 12 local
authorities (1 municipal councils, 11 Pradeshiya
Sabhas).
Municipal Council
Kegalle
Pradeshiya Sabhas
|
Rambukkana
|
Warakapola
|
|
Mawanella
|
Ruwanwella
|
|
Aranayake
|
Bulathkohupitiya
|
|
Kegalle
|
Yatiyanthota
|
|
Galigamuwa
|
Dehiovita
|
|
Deraniyagala
|
|
Population
The total
population of Kegalle District is
826,224. 421,683 female and 404,541 male.
Table - Divisional Population according to age
|
Division
|
Under 20
years
|
Over 20
years
|
Total
Population
|
|
Rambukkana
|
28,974
|
59,943
|
88,917
|
|
Mawanella
|
25,699
|
51,335
|
77,034
|
|
Aranayake
|
16,782
|
28,607
|
45,389
|
|
Kegalle
|
26,561
|
48,511
|
75,072
|
|
Galigamuwa
|
20,111
|
39,641
|
59,752
|
|
Warakapola
|
16,196
|
30,043
|
46,239
|
|
Ruwanwella
|
20,996
|
37,079
|
58,075
|
|
Bulathkohupitiya
|
35,663
|
71,924
|
107,587
|
|
Yatiyanthota
|
23,510
|
46,604
|
70,114
|
|
Dehiovita
|
37,860
|
63,796
|
101,656
|
|
Deraniyagala
|
23,927
|
43,238
|
67,165
|
|
Total
|
276,279
|
520,721
|
797,000
|
Source: Department of Census and
Statistics
Table - Divisional Demographic
Details
|
Name of the Division
|
2001 Estimated
|
|
No. of families
|
Population
|
|
Rambukkana
|
39431
|
76355
|
|
Mawanella
|
52643
|
102067
|
|
Aranayake
|
34879
|
67221
|
|
Kegalle
|
45080
|
88302
|
|
Galigamuwa
|
36100
|
69810
|
|
Warakapola
|
54911
|
107374
|
|
Ruwanwella
|
30253
|
59385
|
|
Bulathkohupitiya
|
23516
|
46389
|
|
Yatiyanthota
|
29496
|
57975
|
|
Dehiovita
|
38282
|
75078
|
|
Deraniyagala
|
23101
|
45257
|
|
Total
|
407692
|
795213
|
Table– Population Details by ethnicity
|
Sinhala
|
Tamil
|
Indian
Tamil
|
Muslim
|
Malay
|
Burgher
|
Other
|
Total
|
|
680753
|
14443
|
46551
|
57723
|
192
|
213
|
338
|
795214
|
Table - Percentage Distribution of Population (10 years
and over) by Literacy and Sex
|
Literacy
|
Total %
|
Sex
|
|
M
|
F
|
|
Literate
|
91.4%
|
93%
|
89.8%
|
|
Illiterate
|
8.6%
|
7%
|
10.2%
|
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
|