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Table 10A (Pop., Population)
Urban Population(District) (1999-2008)
pop10ae															(x1,000)
Province　　　　 　　/ District	1999	2000	2001*	2002			2003			2004			2005	2006	2007	2008***
	Total	Total	Total	Total	Male**	Female**	Total	Male**	Female**	Total	Male**	Female**	Total	Total	Total	Total
Western	4,889	4,904	5,381	5,412			5,471			5,562			5,587	5,648	5,707	5,758
Colombo	2,234	2,240	2,251	2,266	1,150	1,116	2,305	1,170	1,135	2,342	1,189	1,153	2,382	2,421	2,456	2,488
Gampaha	1,637	1,644	2,064	2,077	1,010	1,067	2,089	1,016	1,073	2,099	1,020	1,079	2,111	2,125	2,140	2,152
Kalutara	1,018	1,020	1,066	1,069	525	554	1,077	529	548	1,085	533	552	1,094	1,102	1,111	1,118
Central	2,438	2,440	2,424	2,443			2,474			2,506			2,538	2,567	2,599	2,628
Kandy	1,389	1,389	1,279	1,288	624	664	1,307	633	674	1,325	642	683	1,343	1,361	1,380	1,396
Matale	465	466	441	448	222	225	453	225	228	459	228	231	466	471	477	483
Nuwara Eliya	584	585	704	707	348	359	714	352	362	722	356	366	729	735	742	749
Southern	2,469	2,478	2,278	2,299			2,324			2,346			2,367	2,391	2,417	2,443
Galle	1,043	1,046	991	1,000	484	516	1,011	489	522	1,020	494	526	1,030	1,040	1,052	1,063
Matara	863	868	761	770	372	398	780	376	404	788	380	408	795	804	813	822
Hambantota	563	564	526	529	263	266	533	265	268	538	268	270	542	547	552	558
Northern	1,440	1,433	1,041	1,094			1,106			1,122			1,133	1,146	1,159	1,172
Jaffna	928	926	491	532	253	278	589	279	310	596	283	313	603	595	599	603
Mannar	148	140	152	98	51	47	97	51	46	97	51	46	99	100	101	102
Vavuniya	130	129	150	146	71	75	139	68	71	142	69	73	145	164	166	167
Mullaitivu	112	113	121	164	79	85	141	68	73	144	70	74	141	145	147	150
Kilinochchi	122	125	127	154	80	74	140	68	72	143	72	71	145	142	146	150
Eastern	1,404	1,408	1,419	1,476			1,518			1,540			1,555	1,578	1,493	1,515
Batticaloa	490	485	486	522	254	269	536	262	274	544	265	279	549	556	523	530
Ampara	558	560	593	596	299	297	605	303	302	613	307	306	618	627	615	624
Trincomalee	356	363	340	358	177	181	377	189	188	383	191	192	388	395	355	361
North Western	2,227	2,236	2,169	2,174			2,196			2,214			2,235	2,256	2,276	2,295
Kurunegala	1,553	1,558	1,460	1,461	718	743	1,475	724	751	1,486	730	756	1,498	1,511	1,524	1,535
Puttalam	674	678	709	713	352	361	721	356	365	728	359	369	737	745	752	760
North Central	1,158	1,165	1,105	1,117			1,132			1,145			1,159	1,173	1,196	1,209
Anuradhapura	803	809	746	754	383	372	764	387	377	773	392	381	782	791	801	809
Polonnaruwa	355	356	359	363	189	174	368	192	176	372	194	178	377	382	395	400
Uva	1,194	1,205	1,178	1,188			1,206			1,223			1,240	1,257	1,275	1,291
Badulla	800	807	780	787	389	398	801	396	405	813	402	411	825	837	850	861
Monaragala	394	398	398	401	203	198	405	205	200	410	207	203	415	420	425	430
Sabaragamuwa	1,824	1,833	1,802	1,804			1,825			1,840			1,854	1,870	1,888	1,906
Ratnapura	1,033	1,040	1,016	1,020	514	506	1,036	522	514	1,049	528	521	1,060	1,073	1,086	1,099
Kegalle	791	793	786	784	382	402	789	385	404	791	385	406	794	797	802	807
Total	19,043	19,102	18,797	19,007	9,392	9,615	19,252	9,510	9,742	19,462	9,615	9,847	19,668	19,886	20,010	20,217
© ２００９， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
＊； Based on Census of Population and Housing - 2001
＊＊；Registrar General's Department, 2005
Key:
＊＊＊； Provisional
Revised:  2009(y)/10(m)/10(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka