Ampara
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| name = Ampara
| native_name = අම්පාර
அம்பாறை
| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_name = Sri Lanka
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Eastern
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Ampara
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| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = M. A. Chaminda Sugath
| leader_party = UPFA
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Ampara ({{langx|si|අම්පාර}}, {{langx|ta|அம்பாறை}}) is the main town of Ampara District, governed by an Urban Council.
It is located in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, about {{convert|360|km|0|abbr=on}} east of Colombo and approximately {{convert|60|km|0|abbr=on}} south of Batticaloa.
History
This was a hunters' resting place during British colonial days (late 1890s and early 1900). During the development of the Gal Oya scheme from 1949 by the Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake, Ampara was transformed into a town.{{cite book|title=Statistical Pocket Book of the Republic of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics|date=1977|page=137}} Initially it was the residence for the construction workers of Inginiyagala Dam. Later it became the main administrative town of the Gal Oya Valley.
Religious composition in Ampara DS Division according to 2012 census data is as follows Buddhists 42,584-97.16%, Roman Catholics 537-1.23%, Islam 322-0.73%, Other Christian 237-0.54%, Hindus 145-0.33%, Others 4-0.01%.
References
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{{Municipalities and Urban areas of Sri Lanka}}
Category:Towns in Ampara District
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