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Refugee Camps by DS Divisions

Tsunami Disaster - 2004
Refugees camps (summary)
District Level Date:2005.01.12
No. District Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Colombo 35 10140
2 Gampaha 4 841
3 Kalutara 62 11734
4 Galle 72 10077
5 Matara 38 7406
6 Hambantota 14 1987
7 Jaffna 22 12680
8 Mulativu 23 11635
9 Kilinochchi 3 888
10 Trincomalee 56 50736
11 Baticaloa 58 47074
12 Ampara 91 108091
13 Puttalam 4 715
  Total 482 274004
DS Level
Colombo District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Moratuwa 15 6301
2 Ratmalana 4 847
3 Dehiwala 7 2086
4 Thibirigasyaya 3 82
5 Colombo 6 824
  Total 35 10140
Gampaha District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Negambo 4 841
2 Wattala 0  
  Total 4 841
Kalutara District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Beruwala 12 2822
2 Panadura 22 5319
3 Dodangoda 3 219
4 Kalutara 13 2668
5 Bandaragama 10 609
6 Matugama 2 97
  Total 62 11734
Galle District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Galle Four Gravets 11 1949
2 Habaraduwa 11 554
3 Ambalangoda 14 2838
4 Hikkaduwa 22 3110
5 Balapitiya 10 1402
7 Akmeemana 3 213
8 Elpitiya 1 11
  Total 72 10077
Matara District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Matara 8 1469
2 Thihagoda 1 240
3 Dickwella 4 533
4 Akuressa 1 53
5 Devinura 4 324
6 Weligama 14 3252
7 Welipitiya 6 1535
  Total 38 7406
Hambantota District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Person
1 Hambantota 3 120
2 Tangalle 8 1761
3 Ambalantota 2 83
4 Tissamaharamaya 1 23
  Total 14 1987
Jaffna District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Persons
1 Karaveddy 1 214
2 Pointpedro 18 11595
3 Maruthankerny 1 590
4 Chawakachcheri 1 210
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 1 583
2 Kandavali 2 305
  Total 3 888
Trincomalee District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Person
1 Town & Gravets 17 17558
2 Muthur (Cleared area) 9 8248
3 Kinniya 12 8764
4 Kuchchaveli 12 8840
5 Eachchilampaththu/Verugal 4 6650
8 Gomarankadawala 1 197
9 Padavisripura 1 479
  Total 56 50736
Baticaloa District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Person
1 Manmunai North 13 16105
2 Vellavely 1 120
3 Valachchenai 2 1737
4 Vaharai 8 9118
5 Kiran 1 215
6 Paddipalai 2 657
7 Kattankudy 7 4666
8 Chenkalady 3 470
9 Kalavanchikudy 15 8559
10 Arayampathy 6 5427
  Total 58 47074
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
Puttalam District
No. DS Division Number of Camps Total Person
1 Wennappuwa 2 67
2 Wanathavilluwa 2 648
  Total 4 715

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