Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat

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Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat
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Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat
Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 7°7′12″N80°6′1″E / 7.12000°N 80.10028°E / 7.12000; 80.10028
CountrySri Lanka
Province Western Province
District Gampaha
Government
 • TypeDivisional Secretary's Division
 • Divisional SecretaryD. M. Rathnayake
Population
 • Total178,816
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Website http://www.attanagalla.ds.gov.lk/

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.

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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 TownDivisional Secretary GN
Divisions
[1] 		Area
(km2)
[2] 		Population (2012 Census) [3] Population
Density
(/km2)
Sinhalese Sri Lankan Moors Sri Lankan
Tamil 		Malays OtherTotal
Attanagalla Attanagalla D. M. Rathnayake151149154,96921,389927657874178,8161,200

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References

  1. 1 2 "Grama Niladhari Divisions". Gampaha District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "A6 : Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2014-03-22.


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