Kantalai
කන්තලේ கந்தளாய்
Divisional Secretariat
Country Sri Lanka
ProvinceEastern Province
DistrictTrincomalee District
Population
 (2007)
 • Total42,861
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Kantalai is a Divisional Secretariat of Trincomalee District, in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. To the north it is bounded by Kinniya and Thambalagamuwa divisional secretariats, and to the east by Seruvila divisional secretariat. In the south it shares a boundary with Polonnaruwa District, while in the west it is bounded by Anuradhapura District, both of which are in the North Central Province.

In 2007 the division had a population of 42,861, of which 78.5 per cent were Sinhalese, 17.7 per cent Moors and 3.7 per cent Tamils. The population included 302 displaced persons, 95.0 per cent of whom had been forced to move by ethnic conflict, and 5.0 per cent by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The division is subdivided into 23 grama niladhari divisions.[1]

Name Population
Agbopura2,954
Bathiyagama5,245
Batuchchiya1,738
Ganthalawa Unit 11826
Ganthalawa Unit 12977
Jayanthipura2,477
Kanthale Town2,948
Kanthalai Town South2,190
Pansalgodella1,285
Peraru East2,419
Peraru Unit 021,477
Peraru West3,193
Rajaela Unit 03922
Rajaela Unit 041,412
Rajaela Unit 051,026
Rajawewa2,529
Senipura568
Sureyapura969
Wanela East1,604
Wanela West1,166
Wenrasnpura Unit 141,879
Wenrasapura Unit 151,417
Wenrasapura Unit 161,640
Map showing the position of Kantalai Divisional Secretariat within Trincomalee District, and the subdivision into grama niladhari divisions.

References

  1. ↑ "Basic Population Information on Trincomalee District: Preliminary Report Based on Special Enumeration 2007" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics. Retrieved 5 March 2012.


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