Kegalle District

Kegalle is a district in the province of Sabaragamuwa in Sri Lanka. It has an area of 1'693 km ². Capital is Kegalle.

Population

The population was 2001 785'524 people according to the census.

Population of the district according to ethnic groups

1 Lowland and Kandyan Sinhalese zusammen2 Sri Lankan Tamils ​​and Indian Tamils ​​of Sri Lanka Moors4 separately only 3 of them 2001 172 Sri Lanka Chetties and 15 Bharathas

Population of the district according to confessions

Demographics

Significant places

The only major town in the district is Kegalle.

Management

The head of the district is entitled District Secretary. The district is further divided into eleven divisions ( under a Division Secretary ). The cities and larger towns have their own government ( municipal council or municipal council ). There are 573 community councils ( Grama Niladharis ) for 1'677 villages throughout the district.