Some patterns of migration into major urban areas of Colombo district, Sri Lanka
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1979
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Siddhisena, K. A. P
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The main objective of this study is to examine some patterns of
migration into the five major urban areas in Colombo district, Sri Lanka,
assessing a number of hypothesis on internal migration. The major source
of data has been the 10 per cent sample of the 1971 Census. The study has
several limitations due to the inadequate information in the 1971 Census
statistics on migration.
The whole study is divided into five chapters. Firstly, the study
provides a review of existing studies on internal migration in Sri Lanka
and discusses the importance of the study. Secondly, it builds up a
conceptual framework to validate certain hypothesis on internal migration.
Thirdly, the study focusses on the volume of migration by temporary and
permanent type. The study investigates the two types of movement to five
major urban areas in Colombo district. The patterns of migration streams
and the role of distance are analysed in this section. Fourthly, the study
discusses the patterns of age-sex composition of permanent migrants and the
age-sex composition of permanent migrants by streams. Fifthly, the study
examines the socio-economic characteristics of permanent migrants (more
recent) by streams, and compares these characteristics with those of non
migrants. By analysing the socio-economic variables, the selectivity and
differentials of migrants were compared with the findings of studies in
other countries.
Finally, the study concludes with certain generalizations about urban
migration in the Sri Lankan context.
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