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Grand Manan is 34 km (21 mi) long and has a maximum width of 18 km (11 mi) with an area of 137 km 2 (53 sq mi). The vast majority of Grand Manan residents live on the eastern side of the island. Due to limited access, 90-metre (300 ft) cliffs and high winds, the western side of the island is not residentially developed.
Sri Lanka's population is aging faster than any other nation in South Asia and has the fifth highest rapidly growing population of older people in Asia after China, Thailand, South Korea and Japan. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In 2015, Sri Lanka's population aged over 60 was 13.9%, by 2030 this will increase to 21% and by 2050 this number will reach 27.4%.
It is designed to create a megapolis in Sri Lanka's Western Province by 2030. [1] The plan was created by Surbana in cooperation with local experts. It hopes to create a Megacity that can match other economic hubs, such as Dubai, Singapore, Seoul and Tokyo, and solve the issues of traffic congestion, garbage, slums, and environmental pollution.
[citation needed] The first two storeys of the Grand Mosque in Sri Lanka was built by Mohammed Balankaya, an exiled Malay noble of the royal house of Gowa (in present-day Sulawesi, Indonesia). [16] Today, the mosque is of great significance and is a symbol of Muslims in Sri Lanka; it is the Grand Mosque of Sri Lanka, where decisions affecting ...
It is the oldest and the largest local government authority in Sri Lanka which covers a resident population of over 600,000 (as of 2001). It is one of the largest employers in the country with over 12,000 employees.
The New Bazaar Grama Niladhari Division has a Moor majority (65.6%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (20.4%) and a significant Sinhalese population (12.2%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the New Bazaar Grama Niladhari Division) has a Moor plurality (40.1%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (31.1%) and a significant Sinhalese population (25 ...
There are 25 Municipal councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the largest cities and first tier municipalities in the country. [2] Introduced in 1987 through the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka , municipal councils became a devolved subject under the Provincial Councils in the Local Government ...
The population of the district is mostly Sri Lankan Tamil. The population of the district, like the rest of the north and east of Sri Lanka, has been heavily affected by the civil war. The war killed an estimated 100,000 people. [13] Several hundred thousand Sri Lankan Tamils, possibly as much as one million, emigrated to the West during the ...