Galle District

Bile is a district in the Southern Province in Sri Lanka. It has an area of 1652 km ². Capital is bile.

Population

The population was 2012 1.058.771 persons according to the census.

Population of the district according to ethnic groups

1 Lowland and Kandyan Sinhalese zusammen2 Sri Lankan Tamils ​​and Indian Tamils ​​separate 3 only Sri Lankan Moors4 thereof 2001 95 Sri Lanka Chetties and 17 Bharathas; 2012 8 Sri Lanka Chetties and 10 Bharathas

Population of the district according to confessions

Demographics

Significant places

The only great places in the district are bile, Ahungalla and Ambalangoda.

Management

The head of the district is entitled District Secretary. The district is further divided into nineteen divisions ( under a Division Secretary ). The cities and larger towns have their own government ( municipal council or municipal council ). There are 896 community councils ( Grama Niladharis ) for 2'311 villages throughout the district.