Accordingகுருனாகலின் to the census data, the estimated population of Kurunegala in the yearமக்கள்தொகை 2001 wasஇல் 28,401 ஆக இருந்தது.<ref name="K'gala Population">{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Statistical Abstract 2008 | publisher = Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka | year = 2008 | month = | url = http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Abstract_2008_PDF/abstract2008/table%202008/Chap%202/AB2-4.pdf | accessdate = October 28, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Theஆண்களின் male population wasதொகை 14626. andபெண்களின் the female population wasதொகை 13775. Mostஅதிகமாக of Kurunegala's residents belong to the [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] majority. Other ethnic minorities include the [[Sri Lankan Moors]], [[Sri Lankan Tamils]], [[Burgher people|Burghers]] and [[Sri Lankan Malays|Malays]]. Residents from ethnic minorities live in all parts of the city, however, sizeable communities of Moors and Tamils also live in the areas of Teliyagonna andசிங்களவர்கள் Wilgodaவசிக்கிறார்கள்.
The following Table summarizes the population of Kurunegala according to different ethnicities.
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!மக்கள்!!தொகை!!மொத்தத்தின் %
!Ethnicity!!Population!!% of Total
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|Sinhaleseசிங்களவர்||20,874||73.66
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|Sri Lankan Moorமுஸ்லிம்||4,452||15.71
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|Sriஇலங்கைத் Lankan Tamilதமிழர்||2,221||7.84
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|Malayமலாய்||349||1.23
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|Indianஇந்தியத் Tamilதமிழர்||249||0.88
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|Burgherபறங்கியர்||1651||9.56
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|ஏனையோர்||27||0.09
|Others including ([[Sri Lankan Chetty|Sri Lanka Chetty]] and [[Bharatha]])||27||0.09
