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According to the 2012 census the population of Sri Lanka was 20,359,439, giving a population density of 325/km2. [7] The population had grown by 5,512,689 (37.1%) since the 1981 census (the last full census), equivalent to an annual growth rate of 1.1%.
March. 6 March – 2024 Ottawa stabbing: A family of Sri Lankan Canadians are fatally stabbed in their residence in Barrhaven, a suburb of Ottawa, Canada. Six are killed, including four children, the mother, and a family friend, while the father is injured. [28]
The 17 times national badminton champion Niluka Karunaratne officially announces his retirement from international competitive badminton representing Sri Lanka, who also had represented Sri Lanka at the Olympics in 2012, 2016 and 2020. Sri Lanka Mixed 4x400m Relay team disqualifies over a lane infringement fault in the final at the 2023 Asian ...
Sinhalese New Year, generally known as Aluth Avurudda (Sinhala: අලුත් අවුරුද්ද) in Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan holiday that celebrates the traditional New Year of the Sinhalese people and Tamil population of Sri Lanka. It is a major anniversary celebrated by not only the Sinhalese and Tamil people but by most Sri Lankans.
Population growth rate: 0.6%: 2019: World Bank: Infant mortality rates: 6 (per 1,000 live births) 2019: 55: 193: World Bank: Literacy rate: 92.5%: 2018: 90: 171: Central Bank of Sri Lanka: Net migration rate-4.6 (per 1,000 population) 2015-2020: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
April. 1 April – 2022 Sri Lankan protests: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declares a State of Emergency in Sri Lanka, in effect from 1 April 2022. [60] 2 April – 2022 Sri Lankan protests: A 36-hour island-wide curfew is imposed at 6:00pm, and lasted until 6:00am on Monday, 4 April, to avoid further protests. [61] [62]
The most recent census took place in 2023, that followed the census in 2012, the first complete census in the country since 1981 due to disruptions from the Sri Lankan Civil War. History. The first census in Sri Lanka was held on 27 March 1871 and conducted by the Registrar General's Office, making it the first of any country in South Asia. It ...
Every full moon day is known as a Poya in the Sinhala language; this is when a practicing Sri Lankan Buddhist visits a temple for religious observances. There are 13 or 14 Poyas per year. [4] [5] The term poya is derived from the Pali and Sanskrit word uposatha (from upa + vas "to fast"), primarily signifying "fast day". [3]