Kattankudy Divisional Secretariat

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Kattankudy Divisional Secretariat
CountryFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Province Eastern Province
District Batticaloa District
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Kattankudy Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Batticaloa District, of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

GS Divisions and Population (2014)

GS NumberAreaTotal FamiliesPopulation
162Kattankudy-69223049
162AKattankudy-6 South9213218
162BKattankudy-6 West6222121
164Kattankudy-43761295
164AKattankudy-56312195
164BKattankudy-5 South303982
164CKattankudy-5 West4401532
165Kattankudy-34581387
165AKattankudy-3 West318955
165BKattankudy-3 East4211422
166Kattankudy-26712345
166AKattankudy-2 North7772685
167Kattankudy-13531178
167ANew Kattankudy North16245429
167BNew Kattankudy East20167847
167CNew Kattankudy South15675485
167DNew Kattankudy West6972429
167EKattankudy-1 South6412052

Source: http://www.kattankudy.ds.gov.lk

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