Kandy - Demographics

Demographics

Kandy is a Sinhala majority city; there are sizable communities belonging to other ethnic groups, such as Moors and Tamils.

Ethnicity in Kandy(2007)
Population Percent
Sinhalese 70.48%
Sri Lankan Moors 13.93%
Sri Lankan Tamils 8.57%
Indian Tamils 4.77%
Others 2.26%
Ethnicity Population % Of Total
Sinhala 77,560 70.48
Sri Lankan Moors 15,326 13.93
Sri Lankan Tamils 9,427 8.57
Indian Tamils 5,245 4.77
Other (including Burgher, Malay) 2,489 2.26
Total 110,049 100

Source:statistics.gov.lk

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