Kalutara District
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| Kalutara District කඵතර දිස්ත්රික්කය கள்ளுத்துறை மாவட்டம் |
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| Coordinates: 6°35′N 80°10′E / 6.583°N 80.167°ECoordinates: 6°35′N 80°10′E / 6.583°N 80.167°E | |
| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western |
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| Capital | Kalutara |
| Divisions | |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | S. Hapuarachchi |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,598 km2 (617 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,576 km2 (608 sq mi) |
| • Water | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,066,239 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-13 |
| Website | ds.gov.lk/dist_kalutara |
Kalutara District (Sinhala: කඵතර දිස්ත්රික්කය, Tamil: கள்ளுத்துறை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Western Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,606 km². The district was hit by the tsunami generated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
| Ethnic groups | |||
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| Sinhalese | 928,914 | (87.12%) | |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 12,665 | (1.19%) | |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 93,293 | (8.75%) | |
| Indian Tamil | 28,895 | (2.71%) | |
| Burgher | 836 | (0.08%) | |
| Sri Lankan Malay | 973 | (0.09%) | |
| Other | 663 | (0.06%) | |
| Religions | |||
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| Buddhism | 883,968 | (82.91%) | |
| Hinduism | 34,678 | (3.25%) | |
| Islam | 105,957 | (9.94%) | |
| Roman Catholic | 36,176 | (3.39%) | |
| Other Christian | 5,038 | (0.47%) | |
| Other | 422 | (0.04%) | |
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