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Sabaragamuwa Province
සබරගමුව පළාත சப்ரகமுவ மாகாணம்
Location within Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6°40′N 80°24′E / 6.667°N 80.400°E / 6.667; 80.400 Country Sri Lanka Created 1889 Admitted 14 November 1987 Capital Ratnapura Largest city Ratnapura Districts
• Type Provincial council • Body Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council • Governor Navin Dissanayake • Total 4,968 km 2 mi ) • Rank 8th (7.46% of total area) • Total 1,918,880 • Rank 5th (9.63% of total pop.) • Density 390/km2 mi ) • Sinhalese 1,666,180 (86.4%) • Indian Tamil 105,872 (5.49%) • Sri Lankan Moors 82,343 (4.27%) • Sri Lankan Tamil 72,298 (3.75%) • Other 1,962 (0.09%) • Buddhist 1,653,381 (85.73%) • Hindu 156,312 (8.1%) • Muslim 85,610 (4.44%) • Christian 33,219 (1.72%) • Other/None 133 (0.006%) Time zone UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)ISO 3166 code LK-9 Vehicle registration SG Official Languages Sinhala , Tamil Flower Vesak flower (Dendrobium Maccarthiae ) Literacy (2012) 94.8% [3] Computer literacy (2020) 32% [4] Website www
The Sabaragamuwa Province (Sinhala : සබරගමුව පළාත Sabaragamuwa Paḷāta , Tamil : சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் Sabaragamuva Mākāṇam ) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka . Ratnapura is the capital of the province.
History [ edit ]
The provinces of Sri Lanka were created by the British in the 19th century, but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils .[5] [6]
The province is named after its former indigenous inhabitants, namely the Sabara, an Indic term for hunter-gatherer tribes, a term seldom used in ancient Sri Lanka.
The Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka is located in the town of Belihuloya , and was founded in 1991.
Geography [ edit ]
The province has an area of 4,968 km 2 Ratnapura and Kegalle .
Demographics [ edit ]
Ethnic groups [ edit ]
Ethnic groups in Sabaragamuwa province (2012 census)[7]
Others (0.04%)
The Sinhalese are the majority ethnic group of the Sabaragamuwa province. Additionally, there are sizeable minority populations of Indian Tamils , Moors and Sri Lankan Tamils .
Religion [ edit ]
Religion in Sabaragamuwa province (2012 census)[8]
Other religions/No religion (0.01%)
Religion in Sabaragamuwa Province 1981–2012[9] [10]
Religion
Census 1981[11]
Census 2001[12]
Census 2012[13]
Population
%
Population
%
Population
%
Buddhism 1,259,396
84.98%
1,547,769
85.77%
1,653,381
85.73%
Hinduism 146,010
9.86%
148,400
8.2%
156,312
8.1%
Islam 51,248
3.46%
73,576
4%
85,610
4.44%
Christianity 24,892
1.67%
30,994
2%
33,219
1.72%
Others/None
485
0.03%
592
0.03%
133
0.006%
Total
1,482,031
100%
1,801,331
100%
1,928,655
100%
Administrative divisions [ edit ]
Sabaragamuwa is divided into two districts and 28 divisional secretariats .
Districts [ edit ]
Major population centres [ edit ]
Balangoda
Embilipitiya
Kegalle
Bulathkohupitiya
Belihuloya
Eheliyagoda
Kalawana
Kuruwita
Mawanella
Aranayaka
Rakwana
Imbulpe
Deraniyagala
Ambepussa
Rambukkana
Kitulgala
Panamure
Godakawela
Yatiyanthota
Karawanalla
Ruwanwella
Aguruwalla
Dehiowita
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Sri Lanka.pdf" (PDF) . Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
^ "Computer Literacy Statistics-2020 (Annual)" (PDF) . Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
^ "Provinces of Sri Lanka" . Statoids.
^ "Provincial Councils" . Government of Sri Lanka . Archived from the original on 2009-07-07.
^ "South Asia: Sri Lanka" . CIA . 22 September 2021.
^ "A3 : Population by religion according to districts, 2012" . Census of Population & Housing, 2011 . Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
^ "Population by religion and district, census 1981,2001,2012" . Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
^ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 - Table A4: Population by district, religion and sex" (PDF) . Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-12-29.
^ "Population by religion and district, census 1981,2001,2012" . Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
^ "Population by religion and district, census 1981,2001,2012" . Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
^ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 - Table A4: Population by district, religion and sex" (PDF) . Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-12-29.
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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