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Data is based on the Sri Lankan Government Census. In the census of 1981, the Burgher population of Sri Lanka was 39,374 persons, about 0.2% of the total population. The highest concentration of Burghers is in Colombo (0.72%) and Gampaha (0.5%). There are also significant communities in Trincomalee and Batticaloa, with an estimated population ...
Dutch Burghers. The Dutch Burghers[ 1][ 2] are an ethnic group in Sri Lanka, of mixed Dutch, Portuguese Burgher and Sri Lankan descent. [ 3] However, they are a different community when compared with Portuguese Burghers. [ 4] Originally an entirely Protestant community, many Burghers today remain Christian but belong to a variety of denominations.
This is a list of notable Burgher people, who are a Eurasian ethnic group, historically from Sri Lanka, consisting for the most part of male-line descendants of European colonists from the 16th to 20th centuries (mostly Portuguese, Dutch, German and British) and local women, with some minorities of French and Irish
The Portuguese Burghers[ 1][ 2][ 3] are an ethnic group in Sri Lanka, of mixed Portuguese and Sri Lankan descent. [ 4] They are largely Catholic and some still speak the Sri Lanka Indo-Portuguese language, a creole based on Portuguese mixed with Sinhalese. [ 5] In modern times, English has become the common language while Sinhalese is taught in ...
Burger King's 1000th store in Asia also opened in this country (Gwacheon) in January 2013. [64] Saudi Arabia: 1992 [65] The Olayan Group: برغر كينغ (in Arabic) Halal [66] Singapore: 1982: Burger King Singapore Pte. Ltd: Halal [67] First BK Whopper Bar in Asia [68] Sri Lanka: 2013: Softlogic Restaurants Pvt Ltd (a fully owned subsidiary ...
Softlogic began as a software development company in 1991 by Ashok Pathirage and twelve employees. [ 4] The company later successfully obtained the Dell authorised distributorship in Sri Lanka. Softlogic ventured into the telecommunications sector with a partnership with Dialog Axiata offering corporate and individual Dialog GSM packages.
List of Burger King products. Burger King cheeseburgers. When the predecessor of international fast food restaurant chain Burger King (BK) first opened in 1953, its menu predominantly consisted of hamburgers, French fries, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts. After being acquired by its Miami, Florida franchisees and renamed in 1954, BK began ...
The president of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the chief executive of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). The president is a dominant political figure in the country. The office was created in 1972, as more of a ceremonial position. It was empowered with executive powers by the 1978 Constitution introduced by J. R. Jayewardene.