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Colombo District
කොළඹ දිස්ත්රික්කය கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் |
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Location within Sri Lanka
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western |
| Capital | Colombo |
| DS Division |
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Colombo
Homagama Kaduwela Kesbewa Kolonnawa Maharagama Moratuwa Padukka Ratmalana Seethawaka Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Thimbirigasyaya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 699 km2 (270 sq mi) |
| • Land | 676 km2 (261 sq mi) |
| • Water | 23 km2 (9 sq mi) 3.29% |
| Area rank | 25th (1.07% of total area) |
| Population
(2012 census)
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| • Total | 2,309,809 |
| • Rank | 1st (11.40% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 3,304.4/km2 (8,558/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity
(2012 census)
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| • Sinhalese | 1,771,319 (76.69%) |
| • Sri Lankan Moors | 242,728 (10.51%) |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 231,318 (10.01%) |
| • Indian Tamil | 27,336 (1.18%) |
| • Other | 37,108 (1.61%) |
| Religion
(2012 census)
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| • Buddhist | 1,631,999 (70.66%) |
| • Muslim | 271,719 (11.76%) |
| • Christian | 220,711 (9.56%) |
| • Hindu | 182,342 (7.89%) |
| • Other | 3,038 (0.13%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes |
00000-10999
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| Telephone Codes | 011, 036 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-11 |
| Vehicle registration | WP |
| Official Languages | Sinhala, Tamil |
Colombo District (Sinhala: කොළඹ දිස්ත්රික්කය; Tamil: கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் Koḻumpu Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions of the country.
Geography
Colombo District is in the south west of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 699 square kilometres (270 sq mi).
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Colombo para niños
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