Mr. S P Wickramarachchi
Assistant Director
: +94 322 254 279
Basic Information of the District
| Area (Km2) | 3,072 |
| Number of Active Fishermen | 10,800 |
| Number of Fisheries Families | 8,440 |
| Number of Boats (by Type Below) | |
| Multiday Boats | 133 |
| Small Fiberglass Boats | 2,540 |
| Mechanized Traditional | 03 |
| None-mechanized Traditional | 1,333 |
| IDAY Boats | 0 |
| Number of Beach Seines | 272 |
Chilaw District Office
Details of the Fisheries Inspectors
| Fisheries Inspector Division / Fisheries Harbour | Name of the Officer in charge | Contact Number |
| CHILAW DISTRICT | J H A ANURA JAYASEKARA | +94 718 259 059 |
| WENNAPPUWA NORTH | C G H U S CHANDRASEKARA | +94 718 431 573 |
| WENNAPPUWA SOUTH | C U P RAJAPAKSHA | +94 718 129 832 |
| MAHAWEWA SOUTH | U G M RUPASINGHE BANDA | +94 766 956 422 |
| MAHAWEWA MEDA | S D P N SAMARATHUNGA | +94 718 107 407 |
| MAHAWEWA NORTH | CHANDANA FERNANDO | +94 725 582 550 |
| CHILAW TOWN | W W ARUNA KEERTHI KUMARA | +94 718 367 462 |
| ARACHCHIKATTUWA | J P J I SUGANTHA | +94 718 236 603 |
| MAHAWEWA WEST | W M M N DARMARATHNE | +94 769 602 329 |
| NATHTHANDIYA | M P S DARSHANI | +94 718 102 284 |
| CHILAW SOUTH | H M P K HERATH | +94 717 643 575 |
| CHILAW NORTH | ASANTHA FERNANDO | +94 712 898 137 |
| CHILAW |
N A K SHALITHA W A G E WICKRAMASINGHE T RUPASINGHE |
+94 716 220 765 +94 716 854 633 +94 716 524 157 |
Details of the Radio Communication Centre
| Name of Radio Communication Centre | Name of the Officer in charge | Contact Number |
| KOSWATIYA | NEEL NISHANTHA | +94 777 490 768 |
| WENNAPPUWA |
U L D I C GUNASINGHE W M N PRIYANKARA |
+94 768 808 659 +94 767 729 448 |
Details of the Current Projects
| Number | Names of projects | Number of benifisheries | Cost (Rs. Mn) |
| 01 | Construction of Sun shade for the fisheries port at lagoon in Sinnakurupanaya Shantha Pedroe Mawatha | 40 | 0.583 |
| 02 | Concreting the entrance way of Thaldeka fisheries port in Wennappuwa South Fisheries Inspection Division | 400 | 0.299 |
| 03 | Tarring the road from East/ Iranawila Fisheries Village to East/Iranawila fisheries port at lagoon (300m) | 80 | 1.799 |
| 04 | Puting tar in the streets about 300m from Nothern Thoduwawa Cooparation | 275 | 1.798 |