Kalutara District

Kalutara is a district in the Western Province in Sri Lanka. It has an area of 1,598 km ². Capital is Kalutara.

Population

The population was 2001 1.066.239 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 ​​of Sri Lanka Moors4 separately only 3 of them 2001 238 Sri Lanka Chetties and 22 Bharathas

Population of the district according to confessions

Demographics

Significant places

Another great place is Keselwatte.

Management

The head of the district is entitled District Secretary. The district is further divided into fourteen divisions ( under a Division Secretary ). The cities and larger towns have their own government ( municipal council or municipal council ). There are 762 community councils ( Grama Niladharis ) for 2'652 villages throughout the district.