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	Data & Statistics Freshwater and Brackish water Resources of Sri Lanka Inland and Aquaculture Fish Production Sri Lanka's Annual fish production by different sub sectors Production of Shrimp Stocking of fish fingerlings and freshwater prawn post larvae Fish seed production Export of aquaculture products   Percentage of Inland Water by Province Province District Total Area (sq.km) Land Area (sq.km) Inland Waters(sq.km) Percentage of Inland Water Sri Lanka 65610 62705 2905 Western 3684 3593 91 2.5 Colombo 699 676 23 Gampaha 1387 1341 46 Kalutara 1598 1576 22 Central 5674 5575 99 1.7 Kandy 1940 1917 23 Matale 1993 1952 41 Nuwara Eliya 1741 1706 35 Southern 5544 5383 161 2.9 Galle 1652 1617 35 Matara 1283 1270 13 Hambantota 2609 2496 113 Northern 8884 8290 594 6.7 Jaffna 1025 929 96 Killinochchi 1279 1205 74 Mannar 1996 1880 116 Vavuniya 1967 1861 106 Mullativu 2617 2415 202 Eastern 9996 9361 635 6.4 Batticaloa 2854 2610 244 Ampara 4415 4222 193 Trincomalee 2727 2529 198 North Western 7888 7506 382 4.8 Kurunegala 4816 4624 192 Puttalam 3072 2882 190 North Central 10472 9741 731 7.0 Anuradhapura 7179 6664 515 Polonnaruwa 3293 3079 216 Uva 8500 8335 165 1.9 Badulla 2861 2827 34 Moneragala 5639 5508 131 Sabaragamuwa 4968 4921 47 0.9   Kegalle 3275 3236 39     Ratnapura 1693 1685 8   Source: Statistical Compendium on Natural Resources Management Sri Lanka 2000 Water Density 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

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