Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat
Divisional Secretariat
Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat is located in Sri Lanka
Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat
Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat
Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 7°7′12″N 80°6′1″E / 7.12000°N 80.10028°E / 7.12000; 80.10028
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictGampaha
Government
 • TypeDivisional Secretary's Division
 • Divisional SecretaryD. M. Rathnayake
Population
 • Total178,816
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Websitehttp://www.attanagalla.ds.gov.lk/

Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Gampaha District, of Western Province, Sri Lanka.The duties possessed by " Rate Mahattaya " have been entrusted with Divisional Revenues Officers in 1950 In forming Divisional Assistant Government Agent Attanagalla has become a Divisional Secretariat in 1972 which covers Attanagalla Electorate.

Administrative units

Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat which had possessed 86 Gama Niladhari Divisional at the beginning is now consisted of 151 Grama Niladhari Divisions(GN Divisions)[1] which is the highest number of GN divisions located in a Divisional secretariat in Sri Lanka for the time being.

Population

DS Division Main Town Divisional Secretary GN
Divisions
[1] 		Area
(km2)
[2] 		Population (2012 Census)[3] Population
Density
(/km2)
Sinhalese Sri Lankan Moors Sri Lankan
Tamil		 Malays Other Total
Attanagalla Attanagalla D. M. Rathnayake 151 149 154,969 21,389 927 657 874 178,816 1,200

References

  1. ^ a b "Grama Niladhari Divisions". Gampaha District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  2. ^ "Land area by province, district and divisional secretariat division" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
  3. ^ "A6 : Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2014-03-22.

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Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka - Western Province
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