Gampaha
Gampaha
ගම්පහ | |
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View of the Gampaha town, Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 7°05′30″N 79°59′59″E / 7.09167°N 79.99972°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| District | Gampaha District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | Eric Lakshman Ediriwickrama, NPP |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 62,797 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLST) |
| Postal code | 11000 |
| Area code | 033 |
Gampaha (Sinhala: ගම්පහ [ˈɡamːpaha]; Tamil: கம்பஹா [kambahaː]) 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. Gampaha has a land area of 25.8 ha (64 acres) 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%.