# Kalutara District

Kalutara District (Sinhala: කළුතර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය; Tamil: களுத்துறை மாவட்டம் Kaḷuttuṟai Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Kalutara .

## Geography

Kalutara District is located in the south-west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 1,598 square kilometres (617 sq mi). It is bounded by Colombo District in the north, Ratnapura District in the east, Galle District in the south, and the Indian Ocean in the west.

## Administrative units

Kalutara District is divided into 14 Divisional Secretary's Division (DS Divisions), each headed by a Divisional Secretary (previously known as an Assistant Government Agent). The DS Divisions are further sub-divided into 762 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).
| DS Division | Main Town | Divisional Secretary | GN Divisions | Area (km$^2$) | Population (2012 Census) | Population (2012 Census) | Population (2012 Census) | Population (2012 Census) | Population (2012 Census) | Population (2012 Census) | Population Density (/km$^2$) |
| DS Division | Main Town | Divisional Secretary | GN Divisions | Area (km$^2$) | Sinhalese | Sri Lankan Moors | Sri Lankan Tamil | Indian Tamil | Other | Total | Population Density (/km$^2$) |
| Agalawatta | Agalawatta | H. A. K. Pushpakumara | 34 | 88 | 35,456 | 71 | 102 | 810 | 17 | 36,456 | 414 |
| Bandaragama | Bandaragama | M. A. T. Senarath | 59 | 56 | 96,032 | 11,887 | 364 | 378 | 228 | 108,889 | 1,944 |
| Beruwala | Beruwala | Janaka Sri Chandaguptha | 82 | 69 | 105,351 | 56,741 | 1,543 | 666 | 206 | 164,507 | 2,384 |
| Bulathsinhala | Bulathsinhala | Irangani Weerasinghe | 54 | 206 | 54,635 | 2,223 | 4,236 | 3,513 | 28 | 64,635 | 314 |
| Dodangoda | Dodangoda | Thilanka Wettasinha | 45 | 114 | 56,405 | 35 | 3,636 | 3,583 | 46 | 63,705 | 559 |
| Horana | Horana | K. A. D. R. N. Jayasinghe | 61 | 109 | 110,122 | 94 | 698 | 1,329 | 198 | 112,441 | 1,032 |
| Ingiriya | Ingiriya | Champa Upasena | 31 | 90 | 48,155 | 13 | 1,978 | 3,452 | 47 | 53,645 | 596 |
| Kalutara | Kalutara | Wimal Gunathunga | 87 | 69 | 144,457 | 12,428 | 1,844 | 159 | 337 | 159,225 | 2,308 |
| Madurawela | Madurawela | Menaka Priyantha Abeyrathna | 33 | 59 | 31,345 | 9 | 506 | 2,363 | 22 | 34,245 | 580 |
| Matugama | Matugama | W. S. M. K. Silva | 57 | 128 | 70,612 | 2,819 | 5,325 | 2,209 | 99 | 81,064 | 633 |
| Millaniya | Millaniya | Wimal Gunathunga | 44 | 81 | 50,465 | 41 | 80 | 1,461 | 31 | 52,078 | 643 |
| Palindanuwara | Baduraliya | Tharani Anoja Gamage | 43 | 276 | 45,492 | 577 | 1,755 | 2,548 | 10 | 50,382 | 183 |
| Panadura | Panadura | K. G. Wijayasiri | 72 | 44 | 153,840 | 25,328 | 1,556 | 263 | 737 | 181,724 | 4,130 |
| Walallavita | Walallavita | Dashitha Niroshana | 60 | 209 | 52,624 | 10 | 739 | 877 | 14 | 54,264 | 260 |
| Total | Total | Total | 762 | 1,598 | 1,054,991 | 112,276 | 24,362 | 23,611 | 2,020 | 1,217,260 | 762 |

## Demographics
### Population

Kalutara District's population was 1,217,260 in 2012. The majority of the population are Sinhalese, with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population.

### Ethnicity

Population of Kalutara District by ethnic group 1946 to 2012 :
| Year | Sinhalese | Sinhalese | Sri Lankan Moors | Sri Lankan Moors | Sri Lankan Tamil | Sri Lankan Tamil | Indian Tamil | Indian Tamil | Other | Other | Total No. |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | Total No. |
| 1946 Census | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 456,572 |
| 1953 Census | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 523,550 |
| 1963 Census | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 631,457 |
| 1971 Census | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 729,514 |
| 1981 Census | 723,483 | 87.20% | 61,159 | 7.37% | 9,744 | 1.17% | 33,659 | 4.06% | 1,659 | 0.20% | 829,704 |
| 2001 Census | 928,914 | 87.12% | 93,293 | 8.75% | 12,665 | 1.19% | 28,895 | 2.71% | 2,472 | 0.23% | 1,066,239 |
| 2012 Census | 1,054,991 | 86.67% | 112,276 | 9.22% | 24,362 | 2.00% | 23,611 | 1.94% | 2,020 | 0.17% | 1,217,260 |

### Religion

* Buddhism (83.5%)
* Islam (9.4%)
* Christianity (3.8%)
* Hinduism (3.3%)
Population of Kalutara District by religion 1981 to 2012 :
| Year | Buddhist | Buddhist | Muslim | Muslim | Christian | Christian | Hindu | Hindu | Other | Other | Total No. |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | Total No. |
| 1981 Census | 699,613 | 84.32% | 62,659 | 7.55% | 30,121 | 3.63% | 37,035 | 4.46% | 276 | 0.03% | 829,704 |
| 2001 Census | 883,968 | 82.91% | 105,957 | 9.94% | 41,214 | 3.87% | 34,678 | 3.25% | 422 | 0.04% | 1,066,239 |
| 2012 Census | 1,016,632 | 83.52% | 114,422 | 9.40% | 46,109 | 3.79% | 39,773 | 3.27% | 324 | 0.03% | 1,217,260 |