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	Table  32(Pop., Change)
	Lifetime Internal Migration  1971,1981
	Po32e
Year	1971			1981
Lifetime  District	Lifetime out Migration	Lifetime in Migration	Net Lifetime  Migration	Lifetime out Migration	Lifetime in Migration	Net Lifetime  Migration
Colombo	279,362	439,952	160,590	250,295	333,257	82,962
Gampaha	-	-	-	88,961	209,232	120,271
Kalutara	137,515	98,960	-38,555	118,465	82,832	-35,633
Kandy	264,012	148,319	-115,693	259,417	83,105	-176,312
Matale	65,917	66,870	953	71,318	56,194	-15,124
Nuwara-Eliya	105,345	74,003	-31,342	96,152	73,172	-22,980
Galle	162,601	67,618	-94,983	164,879	45,899	-118,980
Matara	176,242	56,574	-119,668	174,318	40,871	-133,447
Hambantota	38,872	52,565	13,693	53,986	53,058	-928
Jaffna	88,354	25,702	-62,652	80,168	27,820	-52,348
Mannar	22,680	15,504	-7,176	5,053	22,327	17,274
Vavuniya	4,873	32,970	28,097	6,744	35,019	28,275
Mullaitivu	-	-	-	3,076	30,817	27,741
Batticaloa	23,438	15,505	-7,933	19,083	17,456	-1,627
Ampara	5,892	57,741	51,849	11,256	61,713	50,457
Trincomalee	13,628	55,964	42,336	12,120	55,908	43,788
Kurunegala	118,238	141,463	23,225	138,658	114,267	-24,391
Puttalam	47,666	74,098	26,432	40,781	81,013	40,232
Anuradhapura	24,297	103,298	79,001	32,263	149,262	116,999
Polonnaruwa	8,279	77,991	69,712	10,121	122,842	112,721
Badulla	89,813	59,850	-29,963	88,318	47,281	-41,037
Moneragala	10,798	51,677	40,879	11,104	80,271	69,167
Ratnapura	83,789	91,782	7,993	76,486	88,969	12,483
Kegalle	140,142	93,274	-46,868	147,694	48,131	-99,563
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Compiled from Statistical Abstract (various volumes),
Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
Revised:  2008(y)/07(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka