Gampaha
Sign in to saveGampaha (Sinhala: ගම්පහ ; Tamil: கம்பஹா ) 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. Gampaha is also the second largest municipal centre in Gampaha district, after Negombo.
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Place details
- Locality
- Yakkala
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 9,350
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Gampaha
- Settlement.native_name
- ගම්පහ கம்பஹா
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the Gampaha town, Sri Lanka
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gampaha District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chief
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.leader_title1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Gampaha District
- Population
- +191040
- Elevation
- +15
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Shares border with
- Ganemulla
- Image
- Hccfront.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
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Gampaha (Sinhala: ගම්පහ ; Tamil: கம்பஹா ) 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. Gampaha is also the second largest municipal centre in Gampaha district, after Negombo.
==Population== Gampaha has a land area of and is home to the offices of 75 government institutions. Ethnic composition in Gampaha DS division according to 2012 census is as follows Sinhalese-195,379-98.84%,Tamils-1,271-0.64%,Muslim-230-0.12%,Others-787-0.40%. Religious composition is Buddhist-173,095-87.57%,Roman Catholic-21,085-10.67%,Other Christian-2,137-1.08%,Hindu-855-0.43%,Islam-463-0.23%,Others-32-0.02%.