Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

88

Major Unreached People Groups *

32

Total Population

2,637,000

Buddhist

73.8 %

Christian

12.9 %

Hindu

1.9 %

Muslim

11.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in Province
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Govigama 77,000 606,000 12.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Patti 3,900 30,000 13.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Radala 4,000 30,000 13.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Hajam 600 5,300 11.3% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Hannali 50,000 362,000 13.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hanomoreyo 1,500 5,800 25.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Henawalayo 3,400 21,000 16.2% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hinna 35,000 264,000 13.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hunna 14,000 98,000 14.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Idayan 100 10,000 1.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Ilavan Christian 200 12,000 1.7% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
Indian Tamil 200 11,000 1.8% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Javanese 600 9,300 6.5% Javanese Muslim Progress Gauge
 Kallan 200 19,000 1.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Karaiyar 4,100 212,000 1.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Karava 116,000 1,169,000 9.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Kiddea 2,300 17,000 13.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Kinnara 6,500 31,000 21.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Koviar 3,600 229,000 1.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Kustarogiyo 2,300 16,000 14.4% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Malay, Javar 1,900 56,000 3.4% Sri Lankan Malay Creole Muslim Progress Gauge
 Mappila 700 12,000 5.8% Malayalam Muslim Progress Gauge
Marakkalage 200 9,600 2.1% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Maravar 3,000 94,000 3.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Mauritian 300 4,100 7.3% Morisyen Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  88 2,632,000         32
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  104 2,637,000         39
* Province level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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