Kahawatta Divisional Secretariat

Kahawatta Divisional Secretariat
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CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province
DistrictRatnapura District
Government
 • Divisional SecretaryB. T. Gayani I. Karunarathna
Area
 • Total
10,205 ha (25,217 acres)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
48,661
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Kahawatta Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Ratnapura District, of Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

Kahawatta is one of the seventeen divisions in the Ratnapura District and has 21 Grama Niladhari divisions, the largest of which is Wellandura and Yainna. It is 10,205 hectares (25,217 acres) in area, with a population of 48,661. 77% of the population is Sinhalese, 20% is Tamil and 3% are Muslim.

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