Ampara District

Ampara is a district in the Eastern Province in Sri Lanka. It has an area of 4415 km ². Capital is Ampara.

Population

The population was 648 057 in 2012 according to the census.

Population of the district according to ethnic groups

1 only Sri Lankan Moors2 lowland and Kandyan Sinhalese zusammen3 Sri Lankan Tamils ​​and Indian Tamils ​​separately 4 of them: 1981 697 168 Burghers and Malays; 2001 1.184 Burgher, 225 Malays, 136 Sri Lanka Chetties and 19 Bharathas; 2007 929 163 Burgher and Malay; 2012 849 Burgher, 176 Malays, 4 Sri Lanka Chetties and 1 Bharatha

Population of the district according to confessions

Demographics

Significant places

The only large places are Kalmunai with 94 579 and 17 957 inhabitants with Ampara.

History

The district is a new foundation of the postwar period. It was created in 1958 from parts of the former district of Batticaloa.

Management

The head of the district is entitled District Secretary. The district is further divided into 20 divisions ( under a Division Secretary ). The cities and larger towns have their own government ( municipal council or municipal council ). There are 507 community councils ( Grama Niladharis ) for 876 villages in the entire district.