Kantalai Divisional Secretariat

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Kantalai
කන්තලේ கந்தளாய்
CountryFlag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Province Eastern Province
District Trincomalee District
Population
 (2007)
  Total
42,861
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Kantalai is a Divisional Secretariat of Trincomalee District, in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. To the north it is bounded by Kinniya and Thambalagamuwa divisional secretariats, and to the east by Seruvila divisional secretariat. In the south it shares a boundary with Polonnaruwa District, while in the west it is bounded by Anuradhapura District, both of which are in the North Central Province.

Contents

In 2007 the division had a population of 42,861, of which 78.5 per cent were Sinhalese, 17.7 per cent Moors and 3.7 per cent Tamils. The population included 302 displaced persons, 95.0 per cent of whom had been forced to move by ethnic conflict, and 5.0 per cent by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The division is subdivided into 23 grama niladhari divisions. [1]

Demography-Religion

Religion in Kantale DS Division (2012) [2]
  1. Buddhist (79.6%)
  2. Hindu (3.20%)
  3. Muslim (16.3%)
  4. Roman Catholic (0.50%)
  5. Other Christian (0.40%)
  6. Other (0.00%)

References

  1. "Basic Population Information on Trincomalee District: Preliminary Report Based on Special Enumeration 2007" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. "Sri Lanka Census Map". statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-28.