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Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat

Divisional Secretariat in Western Province, Sri Lanka

7°7′12″N 80°6′1″E / 7.12000°N 80.10028°E / 7.12000; 80.10028CountrySri LankaProvince Western Province DistrictGampahaGovernment

• TypeDivisional Secretary's Division • Divisional SecretaryD. M. RathnayakePopulation

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Grama Niladhari Divisions". Gampaha District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
^ "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.
^ "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.