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Ethnic groupsPercentage %

• Sinhalese 81.89%

• Sri Lankan Moors 8%

• Indian Tamil 5.08%

• Sri Lankan Tamil 4.37%

• Other 0.66%

(2001 census provisional data)

Religions Percentage %

• Buddhist 76.71%

• Muslim 8.49%

• Hindu 7.88%

• Christian 6.06%

• Other 0.86%

(2001 census provisional data)