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Refugee Camps by DS Divisions

Tsunami Disaster - 2004
Refugee camps (summary)
District Level Date:2005.01.11
No. District Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Colombo 43 14879
2 Gampaha 8 1341
3 Kalutara 87 23104
4 Galle 111 30843
5 Matara 37 11043
6 Hambantota 17 3067
7 Jaffna 22 12680
8 Mulativu 23 11635
9 vavniya 1 14
10 Kilinochchi 11 11985
11 Trincomalee 91 157935
12 Baticaloa 89 142367
13 Ampara 91 108091
  Total 631 528984
DS Level
Colombo District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Moratuwa 17 8487
2 Ratmalana 7 2432
3 Dehiwala 7 2726
4 Thibirigasyaya 3 90
5 Colombo 9 1144
  Total 43 14879
Gampaha District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Negambo 7 1269
2 Wattala 1 72
  Total 8 1341
Kalutara District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Beruwala 18 7043
2 Panadura 26 9632
3 Dodangoda 7 939
4 Kalutara 23 4462
5 Bandaragama 11 804
6 Matugama 2 224
  Total 87 23104
Galle District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Galle Four Gravets 10 3395
2 Habaraduwa 23 2706
3 Ambalangoda 17 5532
4 Hikkaduwa 29 13478
5 Balapitiya 15 3942
6 Imaduwa 3 455
7 Akmeemana 7 759
8 Elpitiya 3 216
9 Karandeniya 1 125
10 Bope-Poddala 3 235
  Total 111 30843
Matara District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Matara 8 2262
2 Thihagoda 1 253
3 Dickwella 3 858
4 Akuressa 1 53
5 Devinura 4 376
6 Athuraliya 1 52
7 Weligama 13 5253
8 Welipitiya 6 1936
  Total 37 11043
Hambantota  District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Person
1 Hambantota 4 277
2 Tangalle 7 1990
3 Ambalantota 2 223
4 Sooriyawewa 3 499
5 Tissamaharamaya 1 78
  Total 17 3067
Jaffna District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Karaveddy 1 214
2 Chawakachcheri 1 210
3 Pointpedro 18 11595
4 Maruthankerny 1 590
5 Tellippalai 1 71
  Total 22 12680
Mulativu District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Person
1 Maritime pattu 12 7913
2 Oddusuddan 1 84
3 Puthukudiyiruppu 10 3638
  Total 23 11635
Vavniya District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Person
1 vavniya 1 14
  Total 1 14
Kilinochchi District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Person
1 Karachchi 2 734
2 Kandavali 1 268
3 Pachchipalai 8 10983
  Total 11 11985
Trincomalee   District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Person
1 Town & Gravets 28 18694
2 Muthur (Cleared area) 12 97456
3 Kinniya 21 18312
4 Kuchchaveli 20 14816
5 Eachchilampaththu/Verugal 4 6650
6 Thampalakamam 2 365
7 Seruvila 1 684
8 Gomarankadawala 2 561
9 Padavisripura 1 397
  Total 91 157935
Baticaloa District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Person
1 Manmunai North 15 19078
2 Vellavely 6 11985
3 Valachchenai 10 7036
4 Vaharai 9 10460
5 Kiran 3 2450
6 Paddipalai 3 3471
7 Koralaipattu Central 4 7250
8 Oddamavady 1 3100
9 Kattankudy 13 25793
10 Chenkalady 5 6275
11 Kalavanchikudy 13 33557
12 Arayampathy 7 11912
  Total 89 142367
Ampara District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Person
1 Ampara 5 634
2 Damana 3 207
3 Lahugala 1 137
4 Pothuvil 12 19397
5 Addalachchene 3 984
6 Akkarapathtu 5 2053
7 Alayadivembu 3 3754
8 Thirukkovil 9 15498
9 Naidanveli 6 2080
10 Kalmune Muslim 14 24996
11 Kalmune Tamil 10 11147
12 Nindaur 6 4708
13 Karathiev 5 7481
14 Saindamarudu 6 14361
15 Samanthurai 2 584
16 Eragama 1 70
  Total 91 108091

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