Kinniya
History
Kinniya has over 500 years of history. A 400-year-old Grand masjid in Kinniya was demolished and a new one built in its place in 2002 by the Saudi Arabian government. Its name "Kinniya" defines the kinni tree which was the identity of the people of Kinniya once upon a time.
Demographics
Kinniya is a Moorish majority town. There are small minorities of other ethnic groups such as Sri Lankan Tamils and Sinhalese.
Ethnicity | Population | % Of Total |
---|---|---|
Sri Lankan Moors | 61,869 | 96.01 |
Sri Lankan Tamils | 2,390 | 4.06 |
Sinhalese | 245 | 0.40 |
Other (including Burgher, Malay) | 32 | 0.03 |
Total | 75,674 | 100 |
Source:statistics.gov.lk.
2012 | Percentage | |
---|---|---|
Islam | 61,880 | 95.77% |
Hindu | 2,439 | 3.77% |
Buddhist | 253 | 0.39% |
Catholic | 39 | 0.06% |
Other | 2 | 0.003% |
Total | 64,613 | 100.0% |
Source:-Statistics.gov.lk.
Economy
The fisheries sector plays a key role in social and economic life of Kinniya.
Education
Kinniya has well educated structures from all streams such as, Medicine, Law, Engineering, Government Jobs and Academic staffs. Many government and private schools and colleges has been established in the town, Higher education centers also situated for the education purposes, few years back due to the Sri Lankan Civil War it had been suffer education as unable to go to any places for higher studies.
- Kinniya Al Aqsa National School (National School)
- Kinniya Central College. (National School)
- Kinniya Muslim Girls Maha Vid (National School).
- Aligar Maha Vidyalayam.
- TB Jaya Vidyalaya
- Abdul Majeed Vidyalaya