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1251:Yatiyanthota
1224:Deraniyagala
1171:Embilipitiya
1073:
984:Christianity
883:Census 2012
880:Census 2001
877:Census 1981
854:Christianity
815:
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614:Demographics
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572:established
563:
541:
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528:සබරගමුව පළාත
519:
517:
409:133 (0.006%)
316:Indian Tamil
170:Largest city
42:සබරගමුව පළාත
18:Sabaragamuwa
1372:. Statoids.
1254:Karawanalla
1189:Eheliyagoda
1105:Population
1008:Others/None
900:Population
894:Population
888:Population
723:Population
422:(Sri Lanka)
119: /
1961:Categories
1286:References
1260:Aguruwalla
1257:Ruwanwella
1248:Godakawela
1234:Rambukkana
1184:Belihuloya
1141:1,088,007
1102:Area (km)
799:1,918,880
736:1,666,180
592:Belihuloya
267:Population
208:Government
1263:Dehiowita
1239:Kitulgala
1229:Ambepussa
1209:Aranayaka
1204:Mawanella
1166:Balangoda
1161:Ratnapura
1134:Ratnapura
1096:District
1086:Districts
1076:districts
1046:1,928,655
1040:1,801,331
1034:1,482,031
925:1,653,381
919:1,547,769
913:1,259,396
874:Religion
732:Sinhalese
700:Sinhalese
634:Sinhalese
604:Ratnapura
598:Geography
554:Ratnapura
550:Sri Lanka
546:provinces
420:UTC+05:30
415:Time zone
397:Christian
305:Sinhalese
297:Ethnicity
275:1,918,880
199:Ratnapura
181:Districts
174:Ratnapura
164:Ratnapura
136:Sri Lanka
1848:Southern
1794:Northern
1515:Archived
1463:Archived
1269:See also
1244:Panamure
1199:Kuruwita
1194:Kalawana
1123:837,179
1099:Capital
934:Hinduism
909:Buddhism
834:Hinduism
826:(85.73%)
824:Buddhism
809:Religion
802:100.00%
749:105,872
674:Burghers
364:Buddhist
356:Religion
235:Governor
151:Admitted
58:Province
1884:Western
1758:Eastern
1740:Central
1219:Imbulpe
1214:Rakwana
1176:Kegalle
1116:Kegalle
1078:and 28
1026:0.006%
950:156,312
944:148,400
938:146,010
928:85.73%
856:(1.72%)
846:(4.44%)
783:Others
775:72,298
762:82,343
686:(0.02%)
676:(0.03%)
666:(3.75%)
656:(4.27%)
646:(5.49%)
636:(86.4%)
608:Kegalle
566:British
560:History
524:Sinhala
499:Website
451:Sinhala
194:Kegalle
160:Capital
142:Created
132:Country
107:80°24′E
1138:3,275
1120:1,693
1068:, and
1003:1.72%
1000:33,219
994:30,994
988:24,892
978:4.44%
975:85,610
969:73,576
963:51,248
922:85.77%
916:84.98%
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836:(8.1%)
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789:0.09%
786:1,962
778:3.75%
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752:5.49%
739:86.4%
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461:Flower
386:Muslim
104:6°40′N
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1031:Total
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1014:0.03%
991:1.67%
966:3.46%
959:Islam
953:8.1%
941:9.86%
844:Islam
795:Total
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654:Moors
535:Tamil
455:Tamil
375:Hindu
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1037:100%
947:8.2%
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698:The
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508:.gov
489:32%
432:LK-9
246:Area
188:List
145:1889
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1866:Uva
1410:CIA
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