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Table 408 (Pro., Agr., Rice)
Paddy: Extent Sown (Land Preparation) (District) (1996-2000)
pro 408e (ha) (ha) (ha)
District Maha (1996/1997) Yala (1997) Maha 1997/1998 Yala 1998 Maha 1998/1999 Yala 1999 Maha 1999/2000 Yala 2000
Ploughed mainly by Tractors Ploughed mainly by Buffaloes Ploughed by Tractor,Buffalo     or Mammotied Total Ploughed mainly by Tractors Ploughed mainly by Buffaloes Ploughed by Tractor,Buffalo     or Mammotied Total Ploughed mainly by Tractors Ploughed mainly by Buffaloes Ploughed by Tractor,Buffalo     or Mammotied Total Ploughed mainly by Tractors Ploughed mainly by Buffaloes Ploughed by Tractor,Buffalo     or Mammotied Total Ploughed mainly by Tractors Ploughed mainly by Buffaloes Ploughed by Tractor,Buffalo     or Mammotied Total Ploughed mainly by Tractors Ploughed mainly by Buffaloes Ploughed by Tractor,Buffalo     or Mammotied Total Ploughed mainly by Tractors Ploughed mainly by Buffaloes Ploughed by Tractor,Buffalo     or Mammotied Total Ploughed mainly by Tractors Ploughed mainly by Buffaloes Ploughed by Tractor,Buffalo     or Mammotied Total
Sri Lanka 280,958 135,263 14,531 430,752 160,226 75,454 11,822 247,502 382,564 129,732 17,832 530,128 183,433 66,323 9,358 259,114 385,519 36,630 107,563 529,712 276,292 21,157 44,505 341,954 420,631 50,619 64,327 535,577 250,314 31,722 44,245 326,281
Colombo 2,894 1,573 819 5,286 1,194 271 265 1,730 3,962 1,178 214 5,354 378 24 37 439 3,552 309 1,051 4,912 2,458 348 575 3,381 2,510 230 2,059 4,799 887 23 171 1,081
Gampaha 7,728 4,551 - 12,279 1,563 735 - 2,298 7,220 4,813 - 12,033 574 896 - 1,470 5,541 1,767 3,535 10,843 3,572 43 7 3,622 9,943 101 40 10,084 1,280 288 363 1,931
Kalutara 5,016 10,485 850 16,351 4,993 5,863 686 11,542 5,918 9,117 960 15,995 3,810 5,070 756 9,636 11,779 893 2,725 15,397 4,583 649 8,013 13,245 6,306 819 8,330 15,455 4,358 1,448 7,011 12,817
Kandy  670 12,574 3,648 16,892 1,599 7,395 2,329 11,323 1,646 14,650 165 16,461 2,011 5,597 256 7,864 1,117 2,809 12,034 15,960 1,583 2,759 6,965 11,307 2,008 3,288 10,513 15,809 1,822 2,023 4,550 8,395
Matale 6,489 5,066 2,729 14,284 1,301 3,045 499 4,845 7,324 7,976 977 16,277 1,931 3,620 507 6,058 6,829 1,007 5,768 13,604 2,772 2,279 1,441 6,492 7,401 4,515 2,372 14,288 1,843 3,769 722 6,334
Nuwara Eliya - 4,085 1,577 5,662 - 1,812 1,070 2,882 265 5,480 858 6,603 - 2,697 - 2,697 26 1,401 5,119 6,546 - 53 2,250 2,303 - 756 5,759 6,515 - 142 2,142 2,284
Galle 5,098 10,708 1,653 17,459 1,854 6,731 876 9,461 8,062 8,938 526 17,526 561 987 55 1,603 8,145 1,819 7,039 17,003 4,794 956 8,518 14,268 5,413 930 10,571 16,914 6,552 114 5,983 12,649
Matara 13,636 4,410 - 18,046 11,475 3,626 2 15,103 12,837 4,511 - 17,348 8,018 4,038 - 12,056 11,420 1,132 4,596 17,148 14,933 432 624 15,989 16,597 429 137 17,163 15,645 213 558 16,416
Hambanthota 17,986 399 - 18,385 15,044 260 5 15,309 24,155 493 - 24,648 18,340 448 - 18,788 11,399 421 11,586 23,406 19,799 207 661 20,667 19,655 306 407 20,368 20,711 - 575 21,286
Jaffna  - - - 0 - - - 0 5,883 879 - 6,762 - - - 0 7,032 412 967 8,411 - - - 0 7,855 991 - 8,846 - - - 0
Kilinochchi - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0
Mannar - - - 0 43 101 - 144 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 5,717 954 - 6,671 - - - 0
Vauniya  2,268 844 - 3,112 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 5,481 381 - 5,862 - - - 0 - - - 0 918 - - 918
Mullativu - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0
Batticaloa 21,128 6,686 - 27,814 5,271 231 1 5,503 31,636 3,515 - 35,151 7,532 3,802 - 11,334 34,232 766 1,496 36,494 14,731 - 119 14,850 36,600 2,395 275 39,270 10,370 2,527 2,512 15,409
Ampara 52,916 2,499 - 55,415 35,702 2,142 611 38,455 55,205 2,905 - 58,110 50,589 1,985 - 52,574 53,041 1,693 1,693 56,427 53,412 53 - 53,465 57,719 290 - 58,009 49,494 3,765 1,310 54,569
Trincomalee - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 10,263 5,427 5,427 21,117 11,846 279 - 12,125 15,985 1,609 3,862 21,456 11,591 1,089 285 12,965
Kurunegala  36,244 24,296 501 61,041 21,071 17,192 1,359 39,622 52,436 21,417 - 73,853 19,678 6,870 - 26,548 50,653 5,863 11,658 68,174 44,517 634 136 45,287 51,260 15,033 1,422 67,715 28,127 5,844 205 34,176
Puttalam 7,957 331 349 8,637 2,804 168 28 3,000 13,052 833 - 13,885 4,577 381 - 4,958 13,122 40 40 13,202 6,358 - - 6,358 7,593 834 947 9,374 6,038 200 - 6,238
Anuradhapura 13,662 1,448 622 15,732 3,714 123 408 4,245 60,131 683 7,516 68,330 12,226 195 1,718 14,139 48,149 901 3,977 53,027 17,855 370 1,246 19,471 53,433 1,300 1,809 56,542 20,152 382 679 21,213
Polonnaruwa 37,975 5,874 112 43,961 32,071 2,707 888 35,666 45,297 2,409 482 48,188 35,925 6,186 1,524 43,635 46,335 142 708 47,185 42,499 2,307 1,338 46,144 48,255 2,254 717 51,226 44,955 2,583 287 47,825
Badulla 4,979 14,007 - 18,986 3,076 6,361 122 9,559 5,040 15,340 1,534 21,914 698 7,645 2,712 11,055 6,699 2,989 11,512 21,200 2,750 2,642 4,429 9,821 13,074 1,980 6,239 21,293 4,577 2,239 4,160 10,976
Monaragala 6,655 5,156 - 11,811 2,558 284 84 2,926 6,526 6,526 1,450 14,502 1,997 1,867 5 3,869 12,868 224 895 13,987 2,666 1,511 1,124 5,301 6,479 5,520 1,498 13,497 2,962 1,803 976 5,741
Rathnapura 3,571 11,453 66 15,090 1,235 9,052 1,152 11,439 4,142 11,788 - 15,930 1,606 9,986 237 11,829 3,120 3,136 9,423 15,679 8,365 1,605 2,666 12,636 9,861 1,090 4,627 15,578 2,030 452 9,747 12,229
Kegalla 826 8,471 1,605 10,902 1,325 7,193 1,210 9,728 1,430 6,029 2,759 10,218 837 3,710 1,133 5,680 2,108 1,762 6,314 10,184 666 4,015 4,202 8,883 3,171 4,482 2,351 10,004 708 2,818 2,009 5,535
Udawalawe 8,537 347 - 8,884 8,633 162 227 9,022 9,375 - 391 9,766 6,670 122 418 7,210 7,689 1,336 - 9,025 7,450 15 191 7,656 9,346 263 117 9,726 8,804 - - 8,804
Mahaweli "H" Area 24,723 - - 24,723 3,700 - - 3,700 24,984 252 - 25,236 5,475 197 - 5,672 24,919 - - 24,919 8,683 - - 8,683 24,450 250 275 24,975 6,490 - - 6,490
© ２００7， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Statistical Abstract 2001, Department of Censes & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
Revised:  2007(y)/03(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