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	Table 411 (Pro., Agr., Rice)
	Paddy: Extent Sown (Variety) (District ) (1996-2000)
	pro 411e										(ha)																(ha)				(ha)
District	Maha (1996/1997)				Yala (1997)				Maha (1997/1998)				Yala (1998)				Maha (1998/1999)				Yala (1999)				Maha (1999/2000)				Yala (2000)
	New Improved Variety	Old Improved Variety	Traditional Variety	Total	New Improved Variety	Old Improved Variety	Traditional Variety	Total	New Improved Variety	Old Improved Variety	Traditional Variety	Total	New Improved Variety	Old Improved Variety	Traditional Variety	Total	New Improved Variety	Old Improved Variety	Traditional Variety	Total	New Improved Variety	Old Improved Variety	Traditional Variety	Total	New Improved Variety	Old Improved Variety	Traditional Variety	Total	New Improved Variety	Old Improved Variety	Traditional Variety	Total
Sri Lanka	418,447	5,029	7,273	430,749	243,661	2,436	1,409	247,506	528,082	3,580	2,431	534,093	256,073	2,039	1,409	259,521	511,374	12,651	5,686	529,711	339,409	3,422	220	343,051	522,652	11,139	1,786	535,577	318,200	2,514	1,564	322,278
Colombo	4,641	153	492	5,286	1,730	-	-	1,730	5,327	27	-	5,354	439	-	-	439	4,839	74	-	4,913	3,381	-	-	3,381	4,693	106	-	4,799	1,080	-	-	1,080
Gampaha	12,279	-	-	12,279	2,294	-	5	2,299	11,949	36	48	12,033	1,470	-	-	1,470	10,821	22	-	10,843	3,285	337	-	3,622	10,064	20	-	10,084	1,931	-	-	1,931
Kalutara	13,996	294	2,060	16,350	11,322	12	20	11,354	14,923	-	1,073	15,996	9,462	125	48	9,635	14,936	400	62	15,398	12,715	450	79	13,244	15,455	-	-	15,455	12,817	-	-	12,817
Kandy	15,693	287	912	16,892	10,847	362	113	11,322	16,345	115	-	16,460	7,856	8	-	7,864	15,562	367	32	15,961	11,250	57	-	11,307	15,682	126	-	15,808	8,395	-	-	8,395
Matale	14,085	200	-	14,285	4,758	29	58	4,845	15,822	309	146	16,277	5,979	73	6	6,058	13,263	150	190	13,603	6,492	-	-	6,492	14,287	-	-	14,287	6,328	6	-	6,334
Nuwara Eliya	2,367	2,809	487	5,663	1,118	1,430	334	2,882	3,949	2,403	251	6,603	129	1,801	766	2,696	4,157	2,245	144	6,546	1,412	799	92	2,303	3,388	2,821	306	6,515	1,306	971	7	2,284
Galle	17,021	192	244	17,457	9,395	19	47	9,461	17,526	-	-	17,526	1,603	-	-	1,603	17,003	-	-	17,003	14,267	-	-	14,267	16,745	51	118	16,914	12,648	-	-	12,648
Matara	17,956	-	90	18,046	14,997	106	-	15,103	17,296	17	35	17,348	12,056	-	-	12,056	17,011	137	-	17,148	15,749	240	-	15,989	16,940	223	-	17,163	12,236	181	-	12,417
Hambanthota	18,367	18	-	18,385	15,309	-	-	15,309	24,574	74	-	24,648	18,788	-	-	18,788	23,407	-	-	23,407	20,647	21	-	20,668	20,368	-	-	20,368	21,179	-	106	21,285
Jaffna	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	6,735	-	27	6,762	-	-	-	0	4,534	3,878	-	8,412	-	-	-	0	4,697	3,963	186	8,846	-	-	-	0
Kilinochchi	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0
Mannar	-	-	-	0	139	6	-	145	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	6,671	-	-	6,671	-	-	-	0
Vauniya	2,757	355	-	3,112	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	5,639	223	-	5,862	1,155	-	-	1,155	-	-	-	0	918	-	-	918
Mullativu	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0
Batticaloa	27,759	56	-	27,815	5,503	-	-	5,503	35,151	-	-	35,151	11,334	-	-	11,334	31,896	292	4,306	36,494	14,850	-	-	14,850	38,445	157	668	39,270	15,224	-	185	15,409
Ampara	55,414	-	-	55,414	38,378	77	-	38,455	58,110	-	-	58,110	52,574	-	-	52,574	56,427	-	-	56,427	53,465	-	-	53,465	58,009	-	-	58,009	54,569	-	-	54,569
Trincomalee	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	20,525	591	-	21,116	11,955	170	-	12,125	21,457	-	-	21,457	12,809	39	117	12,965
Kurunegala	58,843	122	2,075	61,040	39,226	40	40	39,306	73,189	295	369	73,853	26,520	-	27	26,547	67,287	818	68	68,173	44,834	408	-	45,242	66,970	745	-	67,715	33,630	547	-	34,177
Puttalam	8,205	-	432	8,637	3,000	-	-	3,000	13,816	42	28	13,886	4,958	-	-	4,958	13,201	-	-	13,201	6,358	-	-	6,358	9,374	-	-	9,374	6,225	12	-	6,237
Anuradhapura	15,700	31	-	15,731	4,134	110	110	4,354	68,330	-	-	68,330	14,125	14	-	14,139	52,921	106	-	53,027	19,471	-	-	19,471	56,543	-	-	56,543	20,979	191	42	21,212
Polonnaruwa	43,873	88	-	43,961	35,666	-	-	35,666	47,947	-	241	48,188	43,591	-	44	43,635	46,619	-	566	47,185	46,144	-	-	46,144	51,124	-	102	51,226	47,824	-	-	47,824
Badulla	18,777	209	-	18,986	9,082	210	210	9,502	21,717	66	131	21,914	11,055	-	-	11,055	17,893	2,989	318	21,200	9,350	422	49	9,821	19,440	1,746	107	21,293	9,912	538	527	10,977
Monaragala	11,599	24	189	11,812	2,891	35	35	2,961	14,487	15	-	14,502	3,858	12	-	3,870	13,847	140	-	13,987	5,300	-	-	5,300	12,890	324	283	13,497	5,132	29	580	5,741
Rathnapura	14,999	60	30	15,089	11,440	-	-	11,440	15,866	64	-	15,930	11,793	-	35	11,828	15,490	188	-	15,678	12,105	518	-	12,636	14,706	857	16	15,579	12,229	-	-	12,636
Kegalla	10,509	131	262	10,902	9,709	-	-	9,709	10,096	41	82	10,219	5,601	6	74	5,681	10,153	31	-	10,184	8,884	-	-	8,884	10,004	-	-	10,004	5,535	-	-	5,535
Udawalawe	8,884	-	-	8,884	9,023	-	-	9,023	9,766	-	-	9,766	7,210	-	-	7,210	9,024	-	-	9,024	7,657	-	-	7,657	9,726	-	-	9,726	8,804	-	-	8,804
Mahaweli "H" Area	24,723	-	-	24,723	3,700	-	-	3,700	25,161	76	-	25,237	5,672	-	-	5,672	24,919	-	-	24,919	8,683	-	-	8,683	24,974	-	-	24,974	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