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Gampaha District
ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
கம்பஹா மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Location within Sri Lanka
Location within Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 07°08′N 80°00′E / 7.133°N 80.000°E / 7.133; 80.000
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern
CreatedSeptember 1978
CapitalGampaha
DS Division
List
  • Attanagalla
  • Biyagama
  • Divulapitiya
  • Dompe
  • Gampaha
  • Ja-Ela
  • Katana
  • Kelaniya
  • Mahara
  • Minuwangoda
  • Mirigama
  • Negombo
  • Wattala
Government
 • District SecretarySunil Jayalath
Area
[1]
 • Total1,387 km2 (536 sq mi)
 • Land1,341 km2 (518 sq mi)
 • Water46 km2 (18 sq mi)  3.32%
 • Rank21st (2.11% of total area)
Population
 (2021 census)[2]
 • Total2,443,000
 • Rank2nd (11.32% of total pop.)
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Ethnicity
(2012 census)[2]
 • Sinhalese2,079,115 (90.61%)
 • Sri Lankan Moors95,501 (4.16%)
 • Sri Lankan Tamil80,071 (3.49%)
 • Malays11,658 (0.51%)
 • Other28,296 (1.23%)
Religion
(2012 census)[3]
 • Buddhist1,640,166 (71.48%)
 • Christian486,173 (21.19%)
 • Muslim114,851 (5.01%)
 • Hindu52,221 (2.28%)
 • Other1,230 (0.05%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
11000-11999
Telephone Codes011, 031, 033
ISO 3166 codeLK-12
Vehicle registrationWP
Official LanguagesSinhala, Tamil
WebsiteGampaha District Secretariat

Gampaha District (Sinhala: ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය gampaha distrikkaya, Tamil: கம்பஹா மாவட்டம் Kampakai Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. It is the second most populous district of Sri Lanka after Colombo District. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the town of Gampaha. The district was carved out of the northern part of Colombo District in September 1978.[4]

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