Brackish Water Resources by District

Province and District

Mangroves (Extent-Ha)
[co-con-dep116]

Salt Marshes

 

Lagoons

 

 

Total Brackish Water Resources(ha)

Lenth of Beach(km)

 

Dencity by beach Lenth(ha/km)

Western

192

192

3529

4218

80

52.73

Gampaha

122

497

3442

4061

40

101.53

Kalutara

70

87

157

40

3.93

Southern

732

503

5632

6867

265

25.91

Galle

187

185

1144

1516

75

20.21

Matara

6

6

55

0.11

Hambantoa

539

318

4488

5345

135

39.59

Northern

2296

15634

70503

88433

480

184.24

Jaffna

260

4963

45525

50748

275

184.54

Killinochchi

312

4975

11917

17204

Mannar

1261

5179

3828

10268

155

66.25

Mullativu

463

517

9233

10213

50

204.26

Eastern

3204

39234

46162

720

64.11

Batticaloa

1421

2196

13682

17299

100

172.99

Ampara

292

127

7235

7654

110

69.58

Trincomalee

1491

1401

18317

21209

210

101.00

North-Western

2264

3461

39119

44844

300

149.48

Puttalam

2264

3461

39119

44844

300

149.48