Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat

Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Gampaha District, of Western Province, Sri Lanka.The duties possessed by " Rate Mahattaya " have been entrusted with Divisional Revenues Officers in 1950 In forming Divisional Assistant Government Agent Attanagalla has become a Divisional Secretariat in 1972 which covers Attanagalla Electorate.

Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat
Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat is located in Sri Lanka
Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat
Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat
Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 7°07′12″N 80°06′01″E / 7.12°N 80.1003°E / 7.12; 80.1003
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictGampaha
Established1972
Government
  TypeDivisional Secretary's Division
  Divisional SecretaryD. M. Rathnayake
Population
  Total
178,816
  Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Websitehttp://www.attanagalla.ds.gov.lk/

Administrative units

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Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat which had possessed 86 Gama Niladhari Divisional at the beginning is now consisted of 151 Grama Niladhari Divisions(GN Divisions)[1] which is the highest number of GN divisions located in a Divisional secretariat in Sri Lanka for the time being.

Population

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DS Division Main Town Divisional Secretary GN
Divisions
[1]
Area
(km2)
[2]
Population (2012 Census)[3] Population
Density
(/km2)
SinhaleseSri Lankan MoorsSri Lankan
Tamil
MalaysOtherTotal
AttanagallaAttanagallaD. M. Rathnayake151149154,96921,389927657874178,8161,200

Demography

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Religion in Attanagalla DS Division (2012)[4]
  1. Buddhist (84.5%)
  2. Hindu (0.60%)
  3. Muslim (12.4%)
  4. Roman Catholic (2.10%)
  5. Other Christian (0.40%)
  6. Other (0.00%)

References

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  1. 1 2 "Grama Niladhari Divisions". Gampaha District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  2. "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
  3. "A6 : Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  4. "Sri Lanka Census Map". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
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