| Geography |
| Latitude 6 - 10
Celsius |
| Longitude 80 - 82
East |
| Maximum Length |
- 432 km |
| Maximum Breadth |
- 224 km |
| Land Area |
- 65,525 sq km |
| Excluding Inland Water |
- 62,336. sq km |
| Highest Water Fall |
- Bambarakanda |
- 241 meters |
| Highest Peak |
- Piduruthalagala |
- 2524 meters |
| Longest River |
- Mahaweli |
- 335 km |
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| Population |
| Population |
-16.993 million (by 1990 mid
year) |
| Male |
- 8.662 million (by 1990 mid
year) |
| Female |
- 8.331 million (by 1990 mid
year) |
| Density |
- 270 persons |
| Growth |
- 1.3 |
|
Provincial
Population
( 1981 Census ) |
| Western |
- 3.920 Million |
| Central |
- 2.009 Million |
| Southern |
- 1.883 Million |
| North Western |
- 1.704 Million |
| Sabaragamuwa |
- 1.482 Million |
| Northern |
- 1.109 Million |
| Eastern |
- 0.975 Million |
| Uva |
- 0.914 Million |
| North Central |
- 0.849 Million |
|
| Literacy ( %
) |
| Male |
- 90.5 |
| Female |
- 82.4 |
|
| Ethnicity (
% ) |
| Sinhala
|
- 74 |
| Tamil |
- 18 |
| Moors |
- 7 |
| Others |
- 1 |
|
| Administrative
Units |
| 9 |
Provinces |
| 25 |
Districts |
| 256 |
AGA Divisions |
| 160 |
Electorates |
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| Religion ( %
) |
| Buddhist |
- 69 |
| Hindu |
- 15 |
| Christian |
- 8 |
| Islamic |
- 7 |
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| Climate |
Temperature
(mean Annual ) 27 Celsius, in the lowland, 15
Celsius at Nuwara Eliya ( altitude 1800 m)
relative Humidity varies from 70% during the day
to 90% at night.
Rainfall
(annual) 2500 mm to over 5000 mm in
south West of the Island. Less than 1250 mm in
the North West and South East of the Island.
Rainy Seasons
South West Monsoon - ( May to August )
North East Monsoon - (November to February ) |
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