Province |
District |
No.of Farms |
Female |
Male |
Total Buffalo Population |
Milch* |
Heifers |
Calves |
Total |
Calves |
Bulls |
Total |
|
Kandy |
764 |
594 |
689 |
189 |
1,472 |
193 |
393 |
586 |
2,058 |
|
Matale |
1,180 |
1,800 |
1,237 |
697 |
3,734 |
639 |
947 |
1,586 |
5,320 |
|
Nuwara Eliya |
727 |
422 |
580 |
216 |
1,218 |
254 |
226 |
480 |
1,698 |
Central |
|
2,671 |
2,816 |
2,506 |
1,102 |
6,424 |
1,086 |
1,566 |
2,652 |
9,076 |
|
Ampara |
846 |
8,818 |
7,499 |
4,611 |
20,928 |
3,762 |
667 |
4,429 |
25,357 |
|
Batticaloa |
703 |
6,391 |
6,506 |
3,415 |
16,312 |
2,769 |
787 |
3,556 |
19,868 |
|
Trincomalee |
964 |
12,905 |
14,458 |
6,982 |
34,345 |
5,371 |
1,030 |
6,401 |
40,746 |
Eastern |
|
2,513 |
28,114 |
28,463 |
15,008 |
71,585 |
11,902 |
2,484 |
14,386 |
85,971 |
|
Anuradhapura |
1,644 |
19,317 |
16,540 |
8,257 |
44,114 |
7,325 |
3,330 |
10,655 |
54,769 |
|
Polonnaruwa |
366 |
4,246 |
2,511 |
1,639 |
8,396 |
1,396 |
715 |
2,111 |
10,507 |
North Central |
|
2,010 |
23,563 |
19,051 |
9,896 |
52,510 |
8,721 |
4,045 |
12,766 |
65,276 |
|
Kurunegala |
2,647 |
7,688 |
5,183 |
2,707 |
15,578 |
2,447 |
1,720 |
4,167 |
19,745 |
|
Puttalam |
552 |
4,369 |
3,446 |
1,927 |
9,742 |
1,727 |
643 |
2,370 |
12,112 |
North Western |
|
3,199 |
12,057 |
8,629 |
4,634 |
25,320 |
4,174 |
2,363 |
6,537 |
31,857 |
|
Kegalle |
1,410 |
1,313 |
1,197 |
373 |
2,883 |
360 |
524 |
884 |
3,767 |
|
Ratnapura |
415 |
2,682 |
2,479 |
1,247 |
6,408 |
1,040 |
1,062 |
2,102 |
8,510 |
Sabaragamuwa |
|
1,825 |
3,995 |
3,676 |
1,620 |
9,291 |
1,400 |
1,586 |
2,986 |
12,277 |
|
Galle |
965 |
2,921 |
1,487 |
1,050 |
5,458 |
1,052 |
898 |
1,950 |
7,408 |
|
Hambantota |
1,443 |
14,289 |
10,848 |
5,921 |
31,058 |
4,453 |
1,124 |
5,577 |
36,635 |
|
Matara |
520 |
1,852 |
1,392 |
762 |
4,006 |
656 |
401 |
1,057 |
5,063 |
Southern |
|
2,928 |
19,062 |
13,727 |
7,733 |
40,522 |
6,161 |
2,423 |
8,584 |
49,106 |
|
Badulla |
133 |
420 |
370 |
130 |
920 |
160 |
299 |
459 |
1,379 |
|
Moneragala |
549 |
9,407 |
10,521 |
4,679 |
24,607 |
3,438 |
1,593 |
5,031 |
29,638 |
Uva |
|
682 |
9,827 |
10,891 |
4,809 |
25,527 |
3,598 |
1,892 |
5,490 |
31,017 |
|
Colombo |
522 |
1,426 |
1,140 |
692 |
3,258 |
550 |
335 |
885 |
4,143 |
|
Gampaha |
1,122 |
1,919 |
1,545 |
717 |
4,181 |
690 |
757 |
1,447 |
5,628 |
|
Kalutara |
714 |
2,833 |
2,155 |
1,128 |
6,116 |
1,172 |
1,050 |
2,222 |
8,338 |
Western |
|
2,358 |
6,178 |
4,840 |
2,537 |
13,555 |
2,412 |
2,142 |
4,554 |
18,109 |
Sri Lanka (Without Northern Province) |
18,186 |
105,612 |
91,783 |
47,339 |
244,734 |
39,454 |
18,501 |
57,955 |
302,689 |
* Milch - Once calved and having potential of milking |
Source:- Dept.of Animal Production and Health (Farm Registration Programme-2008) |