United Nations Workshop for South Asian Countries on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-Economic Data from
Population and Housing CensusesNew Delhi, India 28-31 May 2012
Use of Technological Tools in Census Exercise in Sri Lanka
Country Presentation – Sri Lanka
By Sampath Perera / Senior Statistician Department of Census and Statistics
Mapping Administrative Boundaries
• 1st Administrative Level (National Level)
• 2nd Administrative Level (Provinces)
• 3rd Administrative Level (Districts)
• 4th Administrative Level (DS Divisions)
• 5th Administrative Level (GN Divisions)
1st Administrative Level (National Level)Sri Lanka – Area : 65,610 sqkm Population: 20.3 Mn(2012)
2nd Level Administrative
Division Boundaries
9 Provinces
3rd Level Administrative
Boundaries
25 Districts
4th Level Administrative
Boundaries
330 Divisional Secretariat
(DS) Divisions
5th Level Administrative
Boundaries
14,022 Grama Niladari
(GN)Divisions
Stages of Census 2010 Round Sri Lanka
1. Census Enumerator Area
Mapping Stage – 2008-2010
2. Listing of All the Buildings – 2011
3. Census Enumeration 2012
Feb/Mar
Satellite imagesCensus Enumerator Area Mapping
2010 Round Sri Lanka
Census Enumerator Area Mapping 2010 Round Sri Lanka
Hand GPS Receiver
GPS points unclear location
Sketch of a census block map in listing stage for 2011 census
MRCB Database
Beyond 2011
Use of MRCB & GIS – Census Operation-Distribution Plan
Online Databases –eCensus – Data Collection Stage
Modes of Census Data Dissemination
Printing : Departmental Publications
Electronic Media (CD ROMs and DVDs)
Census Info/ Dev info
Internet : Web site Static web pages (html, PDF, excel)Interactive online tools (tabulating/graphing/mapping tools, etc) Census Info
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Census Data Dissemination Plan Sri Lanka
Census Data Dissemination Plan Sri Lanka
Census Micro Data Archiving Experiences 2001
Introduction to CensusInfo for Data Dissemination
Census Info Workshop @ Sri Lanka 19-23 Sep 2011
Introduction to CensusInfo for Data Dissemination
Introduction to CensusInfo for Data Dissemination
Introduction to CensusInfo for Data Dissemination
Distribution of Population in Urban Areas of the Country
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