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Geography
| 6o-10o North
Latitude |
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| 80o-82o East
longitude |
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| Maximum Length |
432Km |
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| Maximum Breadth |
224Km |
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Land Area
-excluding Inland Waters |
65,525 Sq. Km
62,336 Sq. Km |
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| Highest Water fall |
Bambarakanda |
241 meters |
| Highest Peak |
Pidurutalagala |
2524 meters |
| Longest River |
Mahaweli |
335 k. meters |
Population
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19.043 million |
| Male |
9.707 million |
| Female |
9.336 million |
| Density per sq/km |
304 |
| Growth Rate |
1.4 |
Provincial Population ( 1981
Census)
| Western |
3.920 million |
| Central |
2.009 million |
| Southern |
1.883 million |
| North Western |
1.704 million |
| Sabaragamuwa |
1.482 million |
| Northern |
1.109 million |
| Eastern |
0.975 million |
| Uwa |
0.914 million |
| North Centra |
0.849 million |
Literacy(%)
Ethnicity(%)
| Sinhala |
74 |
| Tamil |
18 |
| Moors |
7 |
| Others |
1 |
Administrative Units
9 Provinces, 25
Districts, 256 Divisional Secretariats, 160 Electorates
Religion(%)
| Buddhism |
69 |
| Hinduism |
15 |
| Christianity |
8 |
| Islam |
7 |
Climate
Temperature(Mean Annual) 270C in the lowland,
150C at Nuwara Eliya (altitude 1800 m). Relative Humidity varies from 70%
during the day to 90% at night. Rainfall (annual) 2500 mm to over 5000 mm in South West of
the Island. Less than 1250 mm in the North West and South East of the Island.
Rainy Seasons
South west Monsoon - (May to August)
North East Monsoon - (November to February)
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