UNIT	SRI LANKA	EASTERN PROVINCE	AMPARA	BATTICALOA	TRINCOMALEE
Geographical Features - 2006
Area
Total area	Sq.Km	65,610	9,792	4,431	2,633	2,727
Inland water	Sq.Km	2,905	390	65	229	96
Land area	Sq.Km	62,705	9,401	4,367	2,404	2,631
Urban land	Ha	75,416	2,800	200	1,370	1,230
Agricultural land	Ha	1,726,633	450,450	209,710	121,540	119,200
Forest area	Ha	1,421,954	347,783	81,680	145,792	120,311
Climate - 2006
Monthly rainfall	mm	168.7	168.0	165.4	164.3	174.1
Rainy days	Nos	106	66	55	86	57
Population
Population (1981)	Nos	14,846,750	975,251	388,970	330,333	255,948
Population density (1981)	Per/Sq.Km	19,252	99	86	134	98
Average annual population growth rate (1971 - 1981)	%	1.1	3.2	3.8	2.7	3.3
Population (urban) - 1981	Nos '000	3,195	216	54	80	83
Population (rural) - 1981	Nos '000	11,655	760	335	251	174
Population (male)-1981	Nos '000	7,569	509	204	168	137
Population (female)-1981	Nos '000	7,279	467	185	163	119
Male - female ratio (1981)	Female/Male	0.96	0.91	0.91	0.97	0.87
Population (provisional) - 2001	Nos '000	18,733	1,416	589	486	340
Population density (2001) - provisional	Per/Sq.Km	300	144	140	186	134
Average annual population growth rate ( 1981 - 2001)	%	1.4	1.8	2.0	1.9	1.4
Estimated population (2005) *	Nos	19,668,000	1616415*	624399*	579469*	412547*
Average household size - 2004	Persons/household	4.3	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a
Poor households - 2002	%	19.2	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a
* Estimated by District Secretariat
Source :- District Statistical Information 2006, Statistical Abstract, Dept. of Census & Statistics
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