Everything about Hambantota District totally explained
Hambantota District is located in the far South of
Sri Lanka, in the
Southern Province. The area of the district is 2,593 km². It is characterised by mainly dry climate. Before modern developments took place after the country gained independence in 1948, the agriculture in the district was characterised by swidden cultivation (chena or slash and burn), and to some extent paddy cultivation on non-irrigated land. On highland, kurakkan - a grain used to make an eatable paste - was cultivated along with other grains such as corn.
Leonard Woolf's 'Village in the Jungle' provides a highly interesting and insightful account of the people, the land and issues of concern during the British Colonial period as he worked as an assistant government agent for Hambantota.
Presently there are three three electorates in the district: they're Mulkirigala, Beliatta, and Tissamaharamaya.
Towns include
Hambantota where the salt production takes place and administrative head quarters is located,
Tissa,
Tangalle,
Weeraketiya,
Beliatta,
Walasmulla,
Middeniya,
Katuwana, and
Kirama.
As many people endured harsh climatic and soil conditions and lacked modern conveniences that their city brothers enjoy, those from Hambantota district were considered as equal to those coming from other districts with similar dry zone fatures, for example
Anuradhapura District. Being a southern district, those who progressed via education, business or politics from the district were considered as having a special motivation to succeed, hence hard working. Famous political family from the district is Rajapaksas. Present President
Mahinda Rajapakse hails from the Hambantota District.
Population
Hambantota District has a population of 525,370 of whom 96% are considered rural residents. Some 13.4% of the labour force of 244,847 is unemployed - in comparison to the national average of 8.3%. Of those employed, 42.2% are in the Agricultural sector, 23.3% in Industry with the remaining 34.5% working in the Services sector.
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