Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat
Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Gampaha District, of Western Province, Sri Lanka.The duties possessed by " Rate Mahattaya " have been entrusted with Divisional Revenues Officers in 1950 In forming Divisional Assistant Government Agent Attanagalla has become a Divisional Secretariat in 1972 which covers Attanagalla Electorate.
Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province |
| District | Gampaha District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Secretary's Division |
| • Divisional Secretary | D. M. Rathnayake |
| Population | |
| • Total | 178,816 |
| • Density | 3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
| Website | http://www.attanagalla.ds.gov.lk/ |
Administrative units
Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat which had possessed 86 Gama Niladhari Divisional at the beginning is now consisted of 151 Grama Niladhari Divisions(GN Divisions)[1] which is the highest number of GN divisions located in a Divisional secretariat in Sri Lanka for the time being.
Population
| DS Division | Main Town | Divisional Secretary | GN Divisions [1] |
Area (km2) [2] |
Population (2012 Census)[3] | Population Density (/km2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese | Sri Lankan Moors | Sri Lankan Tamil | Malays | Other | Total | ||||||
| Attanagalla | Attanagalla | D. M. Rathnayake | 151 | 149 | 154,969 | 21,389 | 927 | 657 | 874 | 178,816 | 1,200 |
References
- "Grama Niladhari Divisions". Gampaha District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
- "A6 : Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
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