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Table 423 (Soc., Infra., Media)
Number of libraries in Sri Lanka (2004, 2005)
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Libraries	Departmental		University		School		Public		Pirivena		Teachers trainig college/College of education		Technical college libraries		Special libraries		Total
Year              Distict	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
Sri Lanka	34	34	15	15	4831	4831	790	950	640	615	32	32	34	34	67	67	6443	6582
Western Province	32	32	7	7	986	986	130	161	134	133	7	7	5	5	52	52	1353	1383
Colombo	32	32	5	5	379	379	39	54	41	39	2	2	3	3	47	47	548	561
Gampaha	­	­	2	2	376	376	53	68	52	51	3	3	1	1	­	­	487	501
Kalutara	­	­	­	­	231	231	38	39	41	43	2	2	1	1	5	5	318	321
Central Province	2	2	1	1	693	693	83	164	95	90	6	6	5	5	12	12	897	973
Kandy	2	2	1	1	386	386	40	88	71	66	4	4	2	2	11	11	517	560
Matale	­	­	­	­	144	144	24	39	17	17	­	­	1	1	­	­	186	201
Nuwara-Eliya	­	­	­	­	163	163	19	37	7	7	2	2	2	2	1	1	194	212
Southern Province	­	­	1	1	677	677	114	111	143	139	5	5	3	3	1	1	944	937
Galle	­	­	­	­	274	274	46	50	63	62	3	3	2	2	­	­	389	392
Matara	­	­	1	1	225	225	46	33	59	57	2	2	1	1	­	­	334	319
Hambantota	­	­	­	­	178	178	22	28	21	20	­	­	­	­	­	­	221	226
Northern province	­	­	1	1	269	269	95	101	1	1	4	4	2	2	­	­	372	378
Jaffna	­	­	1	1	188	188	50	57	­	­	3	3	1	1	­	­	243	250
Mannar	­	­	­	­	22	22	16	13	­	­	­	­	­	­	­	­	38	35
Vauniya	­	­	­	­	25	25	11	13	1	1	1	1	1	1	­	­	39	41
Mullaitivu	­	­	­	­	14	14	10	10	­	­	­	­	­	­	­	­	24	24
Kilinochchi	­	­	­	­	20	20	8	8	­	­	­	­	­	­	­	­	28	28
Eastern Province	­	­	2	2	372	372	69	107	17	16	4	4	5	5	­	­	469	510
Ampara	­	­	1	1	180	180	26	49	13	12	1	1	3	3	­	­	224	246
Trincomalee	­	­	­	­	88	88	23	26	4	4	­	­	1	1	­	­	116	123
Batticaloa	­	­	1	1	104	104	20	32	­	­	3	3	1	1	­	­	129	141
North - Western Province	­	­	1	1	697	697	120	152	89	79	2	2	5	5	1	1	915	937
Kurunegal	­	­	1	1	504	504	85	100	81	71	2	2	4	4	­	­	677	682
Puttalam	­	­	­	­	193	193	35	52	8	8	­	­	1	1	1	1	238	255
North -Central Province	­	­	1	1	338	338	41	46	48	48	2	2	3	3	­	­	433	438
Anuradhapura	­	­	1	1	228	228	30	27	35	35	1	1	1	1	­	­	296	293
Polonnaruwa	­	­	­	­	110	110	11	19	13	13	1	1	2	2	­	­	137	145
Uva Province	­	­	­	­	338	338	82	52	46	43	1	1	3	3	1	1	471	438
Badulla	­	­	­	­	239	239	34	36	30	28	1	1	1	1	1	1	306	306
Moneragala	­	­	­	­	99	99	48	16	16	15	­	­	2	2	­	­	165	132
Sabaragamuwa Province	­	­	1	1	461	461	56	56	67	66	1	1	3	3	­	­	589	588
Ratnapura	­	­	1	1	232	232	29	30	33	33	1	1	1	1	­	­	297	298
Kegalle	­	­	­	­	229	229	27	26	34	33	­	­	2	2	­	­	292	290
© ２００９， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:  Library Development Division、Sri Lanka National Library Services Board
Revised:  2009(y)/12(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