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Gampaha District is located in the west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 1,387 square kilometres (536 sq mi). [1] It is bounded by Kurunegala and Puttalam districts from north, Kegalle District from east, Colombo District from south and by the Indian Ocean from west. [4]
Gampaha. Gampaha (Sinhala: ගම්පහ [ˈɡamːpaha]; Tamil: கம்பஹா [kambahaː]) is an urban city in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated to the north-east of the capital Colombo. It is the sixth largest urban area in Western Province, after Colombo, Negombo, Kalutara, Panadura and Avissawella. [2]
The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Gampaha in the Western province. The district currently elects 18 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 1,785,964 registered electors in 2020. [2]
In 1955, the district replaced the province as the country's main administrative unit. [17] The Ampara District was created in April 1961, [18] [19] followed by the creation of the Mullaitivu and Gampaha districts in September 1978 [20] through a new constitution, which also reintroduced the provinces as the main administrative units. [21]
In 1955, the district replaced the province as the country's main administrative unit. [10] Ampara District was created in April 1961, [11] [12] followed by the creation of Mullaitivu and Gampaha districts in September 1978 [13] through a new constitution, which also reintroduced the province as the main administrative unit. [14]
According by the statistics of 2011, 6.3% of the population of Gampaha district live in Negombo city limits and 11.6% of the population of the district live in Negombo Metropolis. [citation needed] It is a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural city. Most of Negombo's residents belong to the Sinhalese majority.
Gampaha: 12 June 2015: Adjoins Miriswaththa-Gampaha highway: Bogahawatta Ambalama: Bogahawatta: No. 385 Kirindiwela: Dompe: 6 February 2009: The pilgrims rest: Bollana ancient Ambalama: Bollana-South: Gampaha: 22 November 2002: At 5th miles stone of Kandana-Ganemulla road: Bothale Patthini Devalaya: Bothale Ihalagama: Mirigama: 22 November 2002 ...
Gampaha electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Gampaha in present-day Gampaha District, Western Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament.
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