Provinces. According to the survey, there are 12096 indigenous people in the above
mentioned three provinces. They are living in 13 Divisional Secretariats. It is necessary to
conduct fact-finding missions covering all Divisional Secretariats to collect comprehensive
data. Survey findings on the indigenous population are given in the table below.
Survey of Indigenous people in Sri Lanka
District
Divisional Secretariat Division
Female
Male
Total
District
Total
Monaragala
Madulla
160
168
328
328
Badulla
Mahiyanganaya
180
165
345
345
Batticaloa
Manmunnai West - Navatkadu
KorelePattuNort- Vakari
KorelePattu South – Kiran
39
1633
374
37
822
383
76
2455
757
3288
Tricomale
Mutur
1289
1215
2504
2504
Ampara
Mahaoya,
Dehiattakandiya
452
747
320
831
772
1578
2350
Kahatagasdigiliya
Horowpathana
Mahawilachchiya
506
441
180
487
366
165
993
807
345
2145
Welikanda
Dibulagala
95
414
96
531
191
945
1136
6562
5645
12096
12096
Anuradhapura
Polonnaruwa
TOTAL
Source: Divisional Level Survey on Sri Lankan Indigenous Peoples 2015 by HRCSL
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