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Geography
Between 5°55’ and 9°50’ North
Latitude
Between 79°42’ and 81°53’ East Latitude
Widest span (north to south): 432 kilometres (270
miles)
Widest span (west to east): 224 kilometres (140 miles)
Highest elevation: 2,524 metres (8,281 feet)
Total area: 65,610 square kilometres
Land area: 62,705 square kilometres
Inland waters: 2,905 square kilometres
Climate
Temperature
Low Country: minimum 24.4 ˚C –
maximum 31.7 ˚C
Hill Country: minimum 17.1 ˚C – maximum 26.3 ˚C
Rainfall
Annual average rainfall (mm):
1,640 (2007)/2,020 (2008)
Number of days of rain: 91(2007)/99 (2008)
Rainy Seasons
South-west monsoon: May to August
North-east monsoon: November to February
Population*
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Age distribution
0-14 years
15-64 years
65 and above years
Total mid-year population |
(000’s)
5,315
13,625
1,276
20,216 |
* Provisional
District Population
(000’s)
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Colombo
Gampaha
Kurunegala
Kandy
Kalutara
Ratnapura
Galle
Badulla
Matara |
2,488
2,152
1,535
1,395
1,118
1,099
1,062
861
822 |
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Anuradhapura
Kegalle
Puttalam
Nuwara Eliya
Ampara
Jaffna
Hambantota
Batticaloa
Matale |
809
807
760
749
624
603
557
530
483 |
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Moneragala
Polonnaruwa
Trincomalee
Vavuniya
Mullaitivu
Kilinochchi
Mannar
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430
400
361
168
151
150
102
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