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Distribution of Muslims

Province-wise Distribution of Moors and Malays in 1881

Province	MOORS	% of Moors	MALAYS	% of Malays
Western	49,997	27.08	3,437	38.65
Central (incl UVA)	35,363	19.16	2,913	32.75
Northern	10,416	5.64	92	1.03
Southern	16,418	8.90	1,170	13.16
Eastern	43,001	23.30	428	4.81
North-Western	21,955	11.90	837	9.41
North-Central	7,412	4.02	17	0.19
Total	184,542	100.00	8,894	100.00

The Muslim Population of Colombo, Kandy and Galle in 1885, 1921 & 1944

Year	Municipal Councils	Muslim Population	Percentage of Total Population of Council
1885	Colombo Kandy Galle	52,208 8,276 6,588	6.79% 5.59% 4.06%
	Total	69,062
1921	Colombo Kandy Galle	72,837 13,287 11,500	5.75% 6.01% 4.00%
	Total	97,624
1944	Colombo Kandy Galle	156,572 31,280 45,550	5.17% 6.45% 4.16%
	Total	233,402

Distribution of Moors & Malays for the years 1921, 1946, 1976 & 1981

	1921		1946		1976		1981
Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
265,340	5.9	396,067	5.91	871,763	6.87	1,100,350	7.41