| Gampaha District ගම්පහ දිස්ත්රික්කය கம்பகா மாவட்டம் |
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| — Administrative District — | |
| Map of Sri Lanka with Gampaha District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western |
| Created | 31 August 1978 |
| Capital | Gampaha |
| Divisions |
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | P. A. Abesekara |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,386.6 km2 (535.4 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,341 km2 (517.8 sq mi) |
| • Water | 46 km2 (17.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,066,096 |
| • Density | 1,490/km2 (3,859.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-12 |
| Website | ds.gov.lk/dist_gampaha |
Gampaha District (Sinhala: ගම්පහ දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: கம்பகா மாவட்டம்) is a district in Western Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,386.6 km².[1] Gampaha district was declared as a new administrative district, separated from Colombo District in 1978.[2] Gampaha district is bounded by Kurunegala and Puttalam districts from north, Kegalle District from east, Colombo District from south and by the Indian ocean from west.[2] Exact margins of the district comprise of "Maya oya" brook from North, "Kelani" river from south and 1000ft contour line from east.
Gampaha district consist of 13 electorate divisions, including 2 municipal councils, 5 urban counsils, 12 Pradeshiya Sabas (Rural council) and 1177 "Grama Niladari" (Village Officer) divisions.[1] In year 2001, total population in the district was 2,066,096.[1]
| Ethnic groups | |||
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| Sinhalese | 1,877,545 | (90.98%) | |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 65,302 | (3.16%) | |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 78,705 | (3.81%) | |
| Indian Tamil | 7,621 | (0.37%) | |
| Burgher | 11,093 | (0.54%) | |
| Sri Lankan Malay | 13,683 | (0.66%) | |
| Other | 9,735 | (0.47%) | |
| Religions | |||
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| Buddhism | 1,479,955 | (71.71%) | |
| Hinduism | 42,356 | (2.05%) | |
| Islam | 93,496 | (4.53%) | |
| Roman Catholic | 418,286 | (20.27%) | |
| Other Christian | 28,361 | (1.37%) | |
| Other | 1,230 | (0.06%) | |
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Gampaha is the District Capital of Gampaha District and is a principal town around Colombo. It is about 4 km from Miriswatte on the Colombo - Kandy Road.
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